Press releases
3 Nov 2016
Grodno tourist information center opens in Bialystok
“Here residents and visitors of Bialystok will learn all necessary information about tourist opportunities of Grodno and the surrounding area, the most interesting tourist sites, get contacts of travel companies, hotels and other facilities. Here they will be able to get information booklets, maps and other printed products"...
“Here residents and visitors of Bialystok will learn all necessary information about tourist opportunities of Grodno and the surrounding area, the most interesting tourist sites, get contacts of travel companies, hotels and other facilities. Here they will be able to get information booklets, maps and other printed products"...
2 Nov 2016
Belarus name roster for Euro Ice Hockey Challenge in Slovenia
The coaching staff of the Belarusian national ice hockey team named 22 players for the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge in Slovenia. The Belarusian players will take on France, Latvia and Slovenia during the first stage of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge on 3-5 November...
The coaching staff of the Belarusian national ice hockey team named 22 players for the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge in Slovenia. The Belarusian players will take on France, Latvia and Slovenia during the first stage of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge on 3-5 November...
2 Nov 2016
Belavia plans to launch flights to Brussels in 2017
“We are currently negotiating the matter. It is much likely that we will launch regular flights to Brussels starting from summer 2017,” Belavia Director General Anatoly Gusarov said...
“We are currently negotiating the matter. It is much likely that we will launch regular flights to Brussels starting from summer 2017,” Belavia Director General Anatoly Gusarov said...
2 Nov 2016
Belarusian choir to give concert in Italy in support of earthquake victims
The vocal group of the Saint Nicholas of Japan Church in Minsk will perform at a festive service at the parish of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified in Cagliari and give a number of concerts in different parts of the region...
The vocal group of the Saint Nicholas of Japan Church in Minsk will perform at a festive service at the parish of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified in Cagliari and give a number of concerts in different parts of the region...
2 Nov 2016
Belarus to host Days of Estonian Culture 2-6 November
The opening ceremony of the Days will be held at the Belarusian State Philharmonic Society on 3 November. The concert will feature the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Belarus (under the baton of People’s Artist of Belarus Alexander Anisimov), conductor Erki Pehk (Estonia) and pianist Mihkel Poll (Estonia)...
The opening ceremony of the Days will be held at the Belarusian State Philharmonic Society on 3 November. The concert will feature the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Belarus (under the baton of People’s Artist of Belarus Alexander Anisimov), conductor Erki Pehk (Estonia) and pianist Mihkel Poll (Estonia)...
2 Nov 2016
1st RSDLP Congress Museum renews exposition ahead of October Revolution anniversary
The new exposition delves deeper into the history of the congress and its participants, the gendarme police, socio-political movements of the late 19th - early 20th centuries, everyday life of the provincial Minsk, history and activities of the museum. By the way, renowned Belarusian writers Yanka Kupala and Zmitrok Byadulya lived in this house in the 1920s...
The new exposition delves deeper into the history of the congress and its participants, the gendarme police, socio-political movements of the late 19th - early 20th centuries, everyday life of the provincial Minsk, history and activities of the museum. By the way, renowned Belarusian writers Yanka Kupala and Zmitrok Byadulya lived in this house in the 1920s...
2 Nov 2016
Belarus’ Nadezhda Makarchenko nominated for World Paddle Awards 2016
Among the nominees for the prestigious award apart from the athlete from Bobruisk are four athletes from the United States, the Czech Republic, the Republic of South Africa and Poland. Nadezhda Makarchenko won five gold medals (C1 200m, C2 200m and 500m) at the World Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Portugal and Belarus in 2015 and 2016...
Among the nominees for the prestigious award apart from the athlete from Bobruisk are four athletes from the United States, the Czech Republic, the Republic of South Africa and Poland. Nadezhda Makarchenko won five gold medals (C1 200m, C2 200m and 500m) at the World Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Portugal and Belarus in 2015 and 2016...
1 Nov 2016
Man and Security exhibition opens in Minsk
The 8th international exhibition Man and Security will gather over 60 companies from Belarus, Russia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and other countries in the Minsk Football Manege. The program of the forum will include the 7th international workshop conference "Emergencies: Prevention and Response"...
The 8th international exhibition Man and Security will gather over 60 companies from Belarus, Russia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and other countries in the Minsk Football Manege. The program of the forum will include the 7th international workshop conference "Emergencies: Prevention and Response"...
1 Nov 2016
French pianist, Belarus Chamber Orchestra to perform Belarusian music at Salle Gaveau in Paris
The Belarusian audience had a chance to get acquainted with the French pianist thanks to Yevgeny Bushkov, the music director and chief conductor of the State Chamber Orchestra of Belarus, who invited him to perform in Minsk. On 8 November, he will perform Piano Concerto no.2 by Ludwig Van Beethoven at the Salle Gaveau accompanied by the Belarusian orchestra...
The Belarusian audience had a chance to get acquainted with the French pianist thanks to Yevgeny Bushkov, the music director and chief conductor of the State Chamber Orchestra of Belarus, who invited him to perform in Minsk. On 8 November, he will perform Piano Concerto no.2 by Ludwig Van Beethoven at the Salle Gaveau accompanied by the Belarusian orchestra...
31 Oct 2016
Minsk to host three film exhibitions ahead of Listapad 2016
The exhibition entitled as Janis Streics: Films, People, Epoch, dedicated to one of the Guests of Honor of the festival, Latvian filmmaker Janis Streics, will open at the Belarusian Film History Museum on 3 November. Janis Streics has made 22 films and written a lot of screenplays, has played in films himself...
The exhibition entitled as Janis Streics: Films, People, Epoch, dedicated to one of the Guests of Honor of the festival, Latvian filmmaker Janis Streics, will open at the Belarusian Film History Museum on 3 November. Janis Streics has made 22 films and written a lot of screenplays, has played in films himself...
31 Oct 2016
Belarus Events Calendar: November 2016
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...
31 Oct 2016
Belarus to host Austrian Cultural Season
The Faraway and Close Austria program from the Chamber Orchestra of Belarus under the baton of Yevgeny Bushkov will open the Austrian Cultural Season in Belarus on 5 November. The orchestra will perform Mozart Violin Concerto #5 and also the compositions of modern Austrian composers...
The Faraway and Close Austria program from the Chamber Orchestra of Belarus under the baton of Yevgeny Bushkov will open the Austrian Cultural Season in Belarus on 5 November. The orchestra will perform Mozart Violin Concerto #5 and also the compositions of modern Austrian composers...
31 Oct 2016
Etihad Airways plans to include Belarus in its tourist package
“The company is planning to include tours to Belarus in its tourist package next year. The company has a travel agency, and they will offer a trip to Belarus as part of a package offer. Relevant ads will be posted on the airline’s flights, and in the media,” Belarus’ Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Roman Golovchenko...
“The company is planning to include tours to Belarus in its tourist package next year. The company has a travel agency, and they will offer a trip to Belarus as part of a package offer. Relevant ads will be posted on the airline’s flights, and in the media,” Belarus’ Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Roman Golovchenko...
28 Oct 2016
Turkey to host Days of Belarusian Culture from 30 October to 4 November
The State Dance Company of Belarus led by People’s Artist of Belarus Valentin Dudkevich will give concerts in the cities of Ankara and Eskisehir. The Belarusian news agency BelTA will present its photo exhibition Belarus Today that features 41 photos about different aspects of life in Belarus...
The State Dance Company of Belarus led by People’s Artist of Belarus Valentin Dudkevich will give concerts in the cities of Ankara and Eskisehir. The Belarusian news agency BelTA will present its photo exhibition Belarus Today that features 41 photos about different aspects of life in Belarus...
26 Oct 2016
Tourist information center of Poland’s Podlaskie Voivodeship opens in Grodno
The center is housed by the Grodno tourist information center. Its opening was timed to coincide with the commencement of the agreement on visa-free travel to the tourism and recreation park Augustow Canal, Grodno and nearby areas. Members of a Polish delegation led by Jerzy Leszczynski, Marshal of Podlaskie Voivodeship, were the first tourists to enter Belarus’ Grodno Oblast visa-free on 26 October...
The center is housed by the Grodno tourist information center. Its opening was timed to coincide with the commencement of the agreement on visa-free travel to the tourism and recreation park Augustow Canal, Grodno and nearby areas. Members of a Polish delegation led by Jerzy Leszczynski, Marshal of Podlaskie Voivodeship, were the first tourists to enter Belarus’ Grodno Oblast visa-free on 26 October...
26 Oct 2016
Over 200 opera singers apply for Minsk Christmas Singing Competition
The competition will feature the young signers from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Canada, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Lithuania, United States, France, Mongolia, China, Armenia, Israel, Latvia, Turkey, Sweden, Korea and Ireland. All in all, 226 vocalists have applied for the event which will be running in Minsk on 7-13 December...
The competition will feature the young signers from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Canada, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Lithuania, United States, France, Mongolia, China, Armenia, Israel, Latvia, Turkey, Sweden, Korea and Ireland. All in all, 226 vocalists have applied for the event which will be running in Minsk on 7-13 December...
26 Oct 2016
Plans to set up center of traditional Chinese medicine in Minsk Oblast
The main healthcare department of the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee will supply the center of traditional Chinese medicine with equipment for diagnosis and treatment. The Chinese partners, for their part, will send some two or three traditional medicine specialists to Minsk Oblast every year...
The main healthcare department of the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee will supply the center of traditional Chinese medicine with equipment for diagnosis and treatment. The Chinese partners, for their part, will send some two or three traditional medicine specialists to Minsk Oblast every year...
25 Oct 2016
Chinese, Arabs interested in recreation in Belarusian sanatoriums
Svetlana Yeshchenko, Head of the Sales Department of the Belarusian state-run travel agency Tsentrkurort, confirmed that fewer Russians come to enjoy Belarusian sanatoriums now. Tourists from Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan come to Belarus...
Svetlana Yeshchenko, Head of the Sales Department of the Belarusian state-run travel agency Tsentrkurort, confirmed that fewer Russians come to enjoy Belarusian sanatoriums now. Tourists from Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan come to Belarus...
25 Oct 2016
Belarus’ Herasimenia wins Women’s 50m Free silver in Tokyo
Few days earlier Aliaksandra Herasimenia posted a third-place finish of 24.40 in Women’s 50 Free at the 2016 FINA World Cup in Singapore. Belarus’ Pavel Sankovich finished fourth with a 50.56 in Men’s 100m Back in Tokyo...
Few days earlier Aliaksandra Herasimenia posted a third-place finish of 24.40 in Women’s 50 Free at the 2016 FINA World Cup in Singapore. Belarus’ Pavel Sankovich finished fourth with a 50.56 in Men’s 100m Back in Tokyo...
24 Oct 2016
Belarusian books on display at Belgrade book fair
Serbia knows and loves Belarus. Dozens of people, while getting familiar with the Belarusian book, remember Belarus’ political and moral support of Serbia, the visits of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko to Belgrade, the strong Belarusian-Serbian friendship...
Serbia knows and loves Belarus. Dozens of people, while getting familiar with the Belarusian book, remember Belarus’ political and moral support of Serbia, the visits of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko to Belgrade, the strong Belarusian-Serbian friendship...
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