Union State Day in Vitebsk has traditionally started with the laying of flowers at the monument to soldiers-liberators in the Victory Square.
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Today is the day of the Union State in Vitebsk. It will begin with a ceremony of laying flowers near the Eternal Flame on Victory Square.
By Nina Mozheiko (live): The sound of fanfares can be heard in Vitebsk as we speak. The opening ceremony begins. The most anticipated event that is being prepared for the whole year has finally started, and a solemn ceremony of raising the flag of the festival has taken place.
By Nina Mozheiko. Vitebsk is getting ready for the official opening of the 26th Slavic Bazaar. Already now, the festival programme is quite busy, though! A Welcome Day - both literally and figuratively - started with the opening ceremony of the National Press Center of the festival.
A Belarusian craftswoman from Krupki is reviving the technique of making Irish crochet lace. For seven years, Lyudmila Doilid has been studying this art that dates back to the 14th century.
By Nina Mozheiko (live): Vitebsk is getting ready for the official opening of the 26th Slavic Bazaar. Already now, the festival programme is quite busy, though! A Welcome Day – both literally and figuratively – started with the opening ceremony of the National Press Center of the festival.
A large-scale construction site will unfold in 2020 opposite the Great Patriotic War Museum, on the other side of the Minsk Hero City Stele.
The Slavic Bazaar festival flag has just been hoisted at the Summer Amphitheater in Vitebsk. Soon, a star of Tamara Gverdtsiteli, this year’s winner of the Belarusian President’s special award Through Art to Peace and Mutual Understanding, will be unveiled in the Star Square.
Vitebsk is in anticipation of the official opening of the 26th International Festival of Arts Slavic Bazaar. The ceremony will take place tonight, its TV version to be broadcast immediately after the Panorama program at 22:00 on the TV channels Belarus 1 and Belarus 24.
By Olga Maslovskaya: Despite the fact that less than 24 hours are left before the official opening of the 26th International Festival of Arts Slavic Bazaar in Vitebsk, festival events have been going on non-stop for several days at more than 10 venues.
The project was opened by the performance Bremen Town Musicians at the Belarusian Lyalka Theater. Russian singer Nyusha and satirical show Once Upon in Russia perform on the stage of the Summer Amphitheater.
Today, thousands of believers go to churches to honour the memory of the apostles Peter and Paul. This is one of the main holidays for Orthodox Christians.
21 participants of the International Pop Song Performers Contest Vitebsk 2017 will hold their final rehearsal with the National Concert Orchestra conducted by Professor Mikhail Finberg today.
Today will see the launch of the festival project The Puppet District. Its program includes 15 plays performed by artists and puppets from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine and Sweden.
Meanwhile many projects Slavic Bazaar festival have already started. The stage of Yakub Kolos Theater hosts Theatrical Meetings, and the participants of the international children's music contest have already received their first assessments by the professional jury.
Slavic Bazaar in Vitebsk features the international children's music contest. The young Belarusian Maria Magilnaya appeared on the stage under the 16th number.
Today, a special train started its journey from Minsk to Vitebsk that will be delivering guest of the Slavic Bazaar to the event and back.
By Olga Maslovskaya: Today is the first day of the children’s music contest as part of the Slavic Bazaar festival in Vitebsk.
The exhibition opened in the Art Museum. 69 engravings of the famous master arrived in Vitebsk. All works are from a private Italian collection.
Today, the northern capital will host the draw of the jubilee 15th children's music contest Vitebsk and concerts of famous entertainers.
By Marina Romanovskaya: This year’s International Art Festival Slavic Bazaar is expected to be attended by about 5,000 visitors.
By Alexei Martinenok: Preparations for the VII Kupala Night Festival on the banks of the river Dnieper have entered the final stage.
The international folk art festival Kupala Night is traditionally taking place today on the banks of the river Dnieper in Alexandria, featuring artists, musicians and craftsmen from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland and Germany.
By Marina Romanovskaya: Marc Chagall was born on July 6; however, he observed his birthday a day later, believing in the magic of numbers.












