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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...

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....

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...

MINSK, 21 May (BelTA) – Belarusian Railways and Latvian Railways have signed an agreement on cooperation for electrifying the Polotsk-Daugavpils line, the press service of the Belarusian railroad operator told BelTA. The agreement provides for setting up a joint taskforce that will coordinate plans and schedules of the joint electrification of the railroad line, coordination of freight traffic and hauling options. In the future the taskforce will have to prepare action plans for each...

VITEBSK, 15 May (BelTA) – The festival of medieval culture Rubon 2014 will take place in Polotsk on 23-25 May, BelTA learned from the Polotsk District Executive Committee. The festival of medieval culture will be held in the Year of Hospitality. It will feature the Belarusian national cuisine and museum ethnography. The event in Polotsk will include the culinary festival, theater adaptations with museum exhibits, historical reenactment of stages of development of Polotsk District. The...

VITEBSK, 6 May (BelTA) – Results of the joint initiative of Belarus, Latvia, and Lithuania aimed at promoting transboundary tourism Bella Dvina 2 have been summed up, BelTA learned from representatives of the Interaction Foundation, which is intent on promoting the development of international dialogue and cooperation. The project titled as Bella Dvina 2 was meant to promote tourism in the bordering areas of Latgalia, Utena, and Vitebsk. The project was officially ended on 6 May. The...