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ORSHA DISTRICT, 26 July (BelTA) – A joint exercise of the Belarusian and Russian Emergencies Ministries opened with an operational video conference, BelTA has learnt. Modern telecom solutions have been used to enable live communication between emergency response centers in Moscow, Minsk, Smolensk and the places that had suffered from man-caused disasters, according to the exercise scenario. Spokesman for the Emergencies Ministry of Belarus Vitaly Novitsky told BelTA it was the first time a...

VITEBSK, 25 July (BelTA) – Over 300 young people from six countries will come to Vitebsk to take part in the 10th Orthodox youth festival Hodegetria, BelTA learnt from the eparchial department for youth affairs of the Vitebsk-Orsha Eparchy. The festival will open on 31 July. Taking part in the forum will be young Orthodox believers from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Macedonia, and the USA. The concept of the festival is underpinned by a belief that creativity is a gift of God that...

MINSK, 20 July (BelTA) – Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk is a unique phenomenon in the Slavonic culture, a famous composer, People’s Artist of Russia, chairman of the jury of the 21st International Contest of Pop Singers Vitebsk 2012, Maxim Dunayevsky told the Belarus 1 TV channel. “At present, this is probably the most remarkable contest in the former Soviet Union republics and even in all Slavonic countries. Festivals that once opened many Slavonic stars stopped being large-scale events....

VITEBSK, 19 July (BelTA) – The International Junior Song Contest Vitebsk has turned into a big rival of the International Contest of Pop Singers Vitebsk, Director of the cultural center Vitebsk and the International Arts Festival Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk Rodion Bass told BelTA. “It has become as spectacular and popular as the adult contest,” Rodion Bass said. He added that a gala concert of the junior song contest might be held at the major stage of the Slavonic Bazaar festival –...

VITEBSK, 19 July (BelTA) – Mariam Bichoshvili from Georgia won the Grand Prix of the International Junior Song Contest Vitebsk 2012 held as part of the 21st International Arts Festival Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk, BelTA learnt. Mariam Bichoshvili was awarded $5,000, a special prize and a diploma. Alisher Zhaksybai from Kazakhstan was announced the first runner-up. He received $3,000, as well as a special prize and a diploma. The second position and $2,000 was shared between three...

VITEBSK, 18 July (BelTA) – The closing ceremony of the 21st International Arts Festival Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk will be held on 18 July, BelTA has learnt. The star-studded closing ceremony will feature Alsou, Nadezhda Babkina and the Russian Song folk band, Alexander Marshal, Nyusha, Soso Pavliashvili, Viktoria Aleshko, Inna Afanasieva, Irina Dorofeyeva, Alexander Tikhanovich and Yadviga Poplavskaya, Chisty Golos band, Litesound, Nikolai Gnatyuk, Potap and Nastya. The closing ceremony...