By Elena Bormotova: People's Writer of Belarus Ivan Melezh was awarded the highest award of the Soviet Union - the Lenin Prize – for his famous Polesye Chronicle trilogy.
Culture
12 watercolor paintings from the collections of the National Museum in Krakow will be presented in Minsk. There are no original drawings written by Napoleon Orda in our country.
By Elena Bormotova: Over 150 original newspapers, pictures, posters, graphic artworks in the genre of satire, dating back to the Great Patriotic War, are currently on display at the Great Patriotic War Museum.
Olga Kholodovich: Gomel photographer Alexey Marchenko is a fan of microcosm world. Using special equipment, he makes shots of salt crystals, snowflakes, sand.
More than 20 performances from 9 countries will be presented at Youth Theatre Forum March-Contact in Mogilev in the regional drama theater.
Preservation of historical and cultural heritage of Belarus and the development of religious tourism were discussed today at the Council of the Commissioner for Religious and Ethnic Affairs.
Amateur gymnasts from Mozyr received 4 special prizes from the organizers of the Circus Festival in Monte Carlo. Today, they came back to Belarus.
The team of professionals of the center holds an annual song festival Listopad, a festival of contemporary dance, exhibitions, performances.
By Yulia Tokar: Polonaise, quadrille and Armenian folk dance ... Minsk Orthodox Ball was attended by five hundred participants from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine and Austria.
History, mystery and legends associated with the Belarusian borough of Krevo are reflected in the third book of Anatoly Butevich Secrets Krevo Castle.
A rich and varied program has been prepared for the Belarusian capital in the Year of Culture. For example, city libraries have started their new project - a poetic theater - which already gathers its first spectators.
By Natalia Bardilovskaya. The International Forum "Heaven" was initiated by the Belarusian Orthodox Church in St Elisabeth Convent.
The most famous songs of Vladimir Mulyavin were performed in Moscow. In honor of the 75th anniversary of the legendary Belarusian poet and musician, ensemble Pesnyary performed the songs that have been sung along for decades by the residents of the two countries.
Nina Mozheiko: The 150th anniversary of the birth of artist Leon Bakst will be celebrated by a large-scale exposition in the National Art Museum.
Sculptor Ales Shatilo works in different techniques and volumes. His collection includes more than two dozen pieces of the three-dimensional plastic and more than three indoor sculptures.
By Darya Tarasova: Young professionals in the field of cinema, literature and music teamed up last year to create a film based on Belarusian mythology and legends.
Ekaterina Shibko: Their talent will be assessed by the Princess of Monaco in person. Gymnasts from Mozyr will represent Belarus at the prestigious festival of circus art in Monte Carlo at the invitation of Her Highness next Wednesday.
The winner of the Eurovision national selection IVAN immediately after the contest went to visit his grandmother in the urban village of Bogushevsk, where he used to spend his summer vacations as a child.
The Gorky National Academic Drama Theatre has hosted a solemn ceremony of awarding honorary diplomas to about 100 individuals and organisations that provided sponsor assistance to cultural organisations last season.
The representative of Belarus at the international Eurovision Song Contest will perform on May 12 in the first part of the second semi-final.
Today’s Belteleradiocompany online conference, scheduled for 13:00, will feature the winner of the Eurovision 2016 national selection Ivan, who will represent Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm in May.
Belarus’ entry for the Eurovision Song contest was selected on Friday night. Ten national selection finalists - seven soloists, two duets and a quintet – competed in a live broadcast, performing songs in English and Belarusian in Belteleradiocompany’s 600m studio.
On Monday, Alexander Ivanov or IVAN will come to the studio of the BTRC. Do not miss the on-line conference with the singer, who will go to Stockholm.
The Belteleradiocompany held the final of the national selection round. 10 candidates presented their compositions to the viewers.












