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VITEBSK, 16 August (BelTA) – Unique findings have been discovered by archeologists in Polotsk District, BelTA learnt from Marat Klimov, scientific worker of the NASB Institute of History. Archeological excavations are held on the left bank of the Western Dvina near the village of Luchno. A big estate of a magnate was located there in the 11th-16th centuries. The archeologists were unable to find out the name of the owner as the estate was completely destroyed during the wars between the...

VITEBSK, 16 August (BelTA) – In 2011-2015 Vitebsk Oblast will construct seven ice palaces, Chairman of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee Alexander Kosinets told a closing ceremony of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee cup ice hockey tournament, BelTA has learnt. According to the Governor, the region attaches great attention to development of ice hockey. In 2011, an ice palace seating 3,500 people will open in Orsha. In 2011-2015 the ice palaces will open in Lepel, Novolukoml,...

VITEBSK, 12 August (BelTA) – An exhibition of participants of ART-EGO, the first international plein air, opened in Polotsk, Belarus’ cultural capital 2010, BelTA learnt from Larisa Lysenko, chief of the arts gallery of the National Polotsk History and Culture Museum-Reserve. The exhibition features 60 works. These are paintings, collages, art objects, sculptures that the artists from Belarus, Latvia and Lithuania created during the two-week plein air dedicated to Polotsk as a cultural...

VITEBSK, 12 August (BelTA) – In Vitebsk Oblast composite fire-fighting teams have been put on alert to fight forest and peatland fires, BelTA learned from Marina Fando, press secretary of the Vitebsk Oblast Department of the Emergencies Ministry. There are composite fire-fighting teams in every district of the oblast. There are over 150 composite fire-fighting teams numbering a total of about 2,500 people. They have over 500 vehicles to deliver water and extinguish fires. The teams are...

VITEBSK, 6 August (BelTA) – The Orsha and Liozno forest services is monitoring the situation with the wildfires in the Smolensk Oblast, BelTA learnt from Aleksei Shaposhnikov, acting head of the department for forest protection, hunting and tourism of the Vitebsk Forestry. The Orsha forest service is tracking the situation with wildfires 10-13 kilometers off the border on the territory of the Krasnyansnky forestry, the Smolensk Oblast. The area of the fire makes up almost 50 hectares....

VITEBSK, 5 August (BelTA) – In H1 2010 the Polotsk Dairy almost doubled its export to $11.5 million, the company told BelTA. In January-June the company exported to Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Armenia, Iran, Georgia. Besides, the first consignment of the Polotsk Dairy’s animal oil at the amount of 18.5 tonnes went to Syria via the Meat and Dairy Company. The plant plans to find direct partners in that country. Syrian businessmen paid a visit to the Polotsk Dairy in July 2010. “The...