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30 June 2014
VITEBSK, 30 June (BelTA) – Delegations of Armenia, Bulgaria, Israel, Latvia and Russia took part in the celebrations of the 1040th anniversary of Vitebsk on 28 June, BelTA has learned.
Representative of the Bulgarian delegation Ivan Ivanov told reporters that the delegation from Bulgaria’s Haskovo came to Vitebsk in order to congratulate its residents on the 70th anniversary of Belarus’ liberation from the Nazis and the 1040th anniversary of Vitebsk. Ivan Ivanov stressed that the...
26 June 2014
VITEBSK, 26 June (BelTA) – By the 23rd international festival of arts, Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk, the oblast center will start offering hotel rooms decorated in the style of different countries and continents, BelTA learnt from Director General of Vitebskturist Company Lyudmila Senkovskaya.
A part of the Vetraz Hotel will be decorated in the theme, The Wind of Wander. The work is underway to decorate the rooms in the traditions of Africa, France and Scotland. Vitebsk guests will have...
23 June 2014
VITEBSK, 23 June (BelTA) – Representatives of Belarus, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Germany will take part in the Energy Week that will be held in Polotsk on 23-29 June, BelTA learnt from the Polotsk District Executive Committee.
The highlight of the event will be the exhibition-seminar “Renewable energy in the energy conservation system” and the international conference “Covenant of Mayors as an innovative approach to energy management”. Invitations to take part in the events were...
18 June 2014
VITEBSK, 18 June (BelTA) - Five productions of puppet theaters of Belarus and Russia will be shown at Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk as part of the Puppet Quarter project, BelTA learned from the Vitebsk culture center. All productions will be shown on stage of the Belarusian theater Lyalka.
The Puppet Quarter project will feature the theaters from St. Petersburg, Yaroslavl, Minsk and Vitebsk. The project will start on 9 July with the Queen of Spades by the Grodno regional puppet theater based...
13 June 2014
MINSK, 13 June (BelTA) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has sent greetings to the participants and guests of the 14th National Song and Poetry Festival in Molodechno, BelTA learned from the presidential press service.
“This prestigious cultural forum has an honorable mission to develop and promote Belarusian literature and music,” the message of greetings reads. Molodechno has brought together the most famous singers united by the love for the native language and songs....
3 June 2014
VITEBSK, 3 June (BelTA) - The final stage of the open international forum Slavonic Lyre 2014 has gathered around 100 participants from Belarus, Ukraine, Finland, the United Kingdom, and Russia. The forum is taking place in Polotsk on 3-4 June, BelTA learned from the Polotsk District Executive Committee.
The names of the winners in the nominations “Literary Translation”, “Playwriting”, “Flash Fiction”, “Poetry. Urban Lyric Poetry”, and “Poetry. Open Theme” will be...