About Belarus
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Privet-Minsk - Welcome to Belarus
This rubrik tells you about Belarus, its culture, its nature and about many other interesting things in this country located in centre of Europe.
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89 Millimeters- Germans made a film about belarusian young people
“89 Millimeters” – a new documentary by a young German filmmaker Sebastian Heinzel. 89 millimeters is the difference between the width of railway tracks in former Soviet Union and elsewhere in Europe.
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This small musical group - the ethno-folk trio “Troitsa” - exists from the middle of 90th. It even became the winner of the competition “Make way!” organized in 1996 by Soros's Fund.
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There are no analogues of the book “The Land of Belarus” even in many neighbors of Belarus. Authors of this giant folio are one of the most widely-read modern Belarusian writers Vladimir Orlov and the artist Zmiter Gerasimovich.
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Windsurfing was invented in the middle of 70th by Americans. 15 years later this kind of sport was included to the program of the Moscow Olympiad - In 1980 a group of Minsk scientists - enthusiasts contributed a great mite in it.
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Budslav Mother of God icon is one of the most honoured catholic relics not only in Belarus but far beyond its borders.
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Nowadays Polatsk is considered the cradle of Belarusian culture and statehood.
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By 80-years anniversary of the national writer of Belarus Vasil Bykov on his native land, in a village Bychki of area Ushachi, the Museum of Vasil Bykov was opened. To tell the truth, it is not an estate, because it contains only a modest house and two farm buildings.
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The history of appearance of the majority of wonderworking icons is shrouded in myths and legends which as a rule do not have documentary confirmations.
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