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6 Jun 2016
Belarus-Russia Festival of Regional TV Companies opens in Minsk
Events will be held on 6-8 June. The participants are set to attend the third Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia, hold creative TV workshops, make reports “from the field”, and visit the National State TV and Radio Company. Attending the festival will be representatives of 27 broadcasters from 16 regions of Russia and Belarus...
6 Jun 2016
Moscow Days open in Minsk
A book exhibition about Moscow will include the best samples of Moscow’s publishing houses. The program will also offer the photo exhibition My Moscow. Moscow Days in Minsk will feature ice hockey friendlies between youth teams of Moscow and Minsk, and also cultural events...
3 Jun 2016
Belarusian books featured at Red Square Book Festival in Moscow
The Belarusian stand runs several main themes. They include the 500th anniversary of the Belarusian book printing which will be celebrated next year, the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, and the theme of the Great Patriotic War...
3 Jun 2016
Over 600 artisans from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania to take part in festival in Alexandriya
The Town of Artisans will be a fair event: guests will be welcomed by clowns, animators and musicians, and treated to dishes of national cuisines...
2 Jun 2016
Latest Belarusian books on display during Red Square festival in Moscow
The books published in Belarus in the last few years will be in the spotlight of the Belarusian exposition during the festival. Those are the best copies of books from various areas of interest such as textbooks for students and teachers, popular science books, scientific publications, reference books, encyclopedias...
2 Jun 2016
Belarus gearing up to relax visa requirements
Dmitry Mironchik noted that Belarus' main objective is to demonstrate openness, strengthen interpersonal and business contacts with other countries, to create the prerequisites for growth in the number of visits to the country...
2 Jun 2016
Bolshoi Theater invites for Evenings in Radziwill Castle on 24-26 June
This big festival will be held for its seventh time. On 24 June the Corpus Christi Church will gather church music amateurs. The theater’s opera company will perform the Belarusian sacred music of the Baroque time. The program will include Simeon of Polotsk’s psalms...
1 Jun 2016
Brest, Terespol to hold international run on 4 June
The competition will be held for the 11th time and will feature 100 runners from Belarus, Poland, Ukraine and Russia. The runners will begin their journey from the regional sports complex Brestsky, will run along the streets of Brest towards the customs check point Varshavsky Most...
31 May 2016
Belarusian Seasons kick off in Moscow
At the Belarusian Seasons opening ceremony Charge d’Affaires of Belarus to Russia Yuri Yaroshevich noted that cultural cooperation have been vibrantly developing between Belarus and Russia. The two countries regularly exchange plays, exhibitions, and concerts...
31 May 2016
Belarus Events Calendar: June 2016
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...
31 May 2016
Belarusian fair opens in Tallinn
A traditional Belarusian trade fair opened in the Estonian capital for the fifth time. The exhibition is part of Tallinn's Old Town Days program and is a kind of a gift from Belarus to residents of the Estonian capital...
31 May 2016
First school-based Confucius classroom opens in Grodno
The first classes of Chinese language and culture were held at the school some two year ago. The students demonstrated a keen interest in the subject, and the administration decided to keep it on the curriculum...
30 May 2016
Neglyubka textile traditions added to Belarus list of historical and cultural heritage
Textile traditions of the village Neglyubka, Vetka District, are recognized as unique Belarusian folk art. For almost half a century the famous Neglyubka towels have been the hallmark of Belarus...
26 May 2016
Belarus donates Francysk Skaryna’s Book Legacy to Ukrainian libraries
The facsimile edition comprises 25 books printed by Francysk Skaryna in Prague (1517-1519) and Vilno (1522-1525) and has been printed ahead of the 500th anniversary of the Belarusian book printing...
26 May 2016
Belarusian icons on show in Vatican to be exhibited in Minsk
In addition to Catholic and Orthodox icons the exhibition will showcase the altar painting, liturgical objects, weaving, a collection of stamps dedicated to religious themes...
26 May 2016
BelNPP stand to be showcased at ATOMEXPO 2016
The exposition stand of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant will display video and photo materials telling about the history of the BelNPP construction project, and also the information on the progress made in 2015 and goals for 2016...
25 May 2016
Belarus-China youth robot technology tournament kicks off in Minsk
“The Belarusian-Chinese youth robotics competitions are an important event promoting international relations and a pioneering project in China-Belarus sci-tech innovative cooperation,” China’s Ambassador to Belarus Cui Qiming said...
25 May 2016
War veterans of Belarus, Russia, Latvia to meet at Friendship Hill on 2 July
“A big and interesting program is being prepared. It will include marching delegations, wreath and flower ceremonies, a concert, a partisan bonfire and exhibitions. The event will also comprise meetings between the Vitebsk and Pskov Governors"...
25 May 2016
Belarus to donate Francysk Skorina Book Legacy to Ukrainian libraries
The facsimile edition of 25 books printed by Francysk Skorina in Prague (1517-1519) and Vilno (1522-1525) is Belarus’ unique cultural project dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the Belarusian book printing...
25 May 2016
Belarusian novelties to be featured at Saint Petersburg Book Fair
The books published to mark the 500th anniversary of the Belarusian book printing to be celebrated in 2017 and the birth anniversaries of eminent Belarusians will be in the spotlight. The book fair will also showcase Belarusian projects devoted to the Year of Culture in Belarus and the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster...
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