Minsk is preparing for New Year. Installation of the central Christmas tree began. And the installation of the central city Christmas Tree on Oktyabrskaya Square is scheduled to begin in a week.
Seventy new points for collecting secondary raw materials will be opened in Minsk. There are nearly 200 such points in the capital already.
Antonina Stankevich: Now the leading scientific institutions in the country are engaged in their development. In December, they will be presented at several competitions.
The Festival of Arts gathered students of almost a hundred countries. Two dozen international teams presented their creative performances at the grand opening of the festival.
11 castles were included in the project Golden Castle Ring of Belarus. The models resemble the original look of the castle.
The educational center of High Technologies Park trains a team for building 3D models. The basics of IT modeling are taught by professional programmers, engineers and designers.
The international exhibition in Minsk brought together fans of equestrian sports. Visitors could see acrobatics and an exhibition of exclusive carriages.
Today the Minsk region celebrates the main agricultural festival - Dozhinki. The Central region became the absolute leader.
By Alexander Khorovets: The program of the Days of Minsk in St. Petersburg included dozens of meetings dedicated to social support, with young people, environmental issues and economic cooperation.
The season of peat cutting has ended. Now briquettes are being produced. Two tons of peat substitute for a thousand cubic meters of natural gas.
The Belarusian spacecraft has been in orbit for more than three years already. Belarusian scientists and engineers continue to work with it and design a new one.
Modern trains are already cruising to Zaslavl and Rudensk. A new city train to Smolevichy was launched today from Minsk-Passazhyrski railway station.
The most notable return from modernization of enterprises is observed in Slutsk, Kletsk, Minsk, Logoisk and Smolevichi districts.
It brought together the folk bands from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania. Both famous and new songs were performed accompanied by cembalos, balalaikas, harmonicas and other folk instruments.
Now the educational process will be more interesting and efficient. Wi-Fi points and electronic board was installed in Confucius Room.
By Alexandra Dragun: The international scientific-practical conference dedicated to the 225th anniversary of the birth of Michal Kleofas Oginski is featuring politicians, scientists and cultural figures from five countries.
Russian remains our principal trade partner. Next comes Latvia. Contacts with new partners like Bolivia are being established.
One will be able to learn, who is god Anubis, and why the Egyptians built the pyramids at the "Great Egyptian mummy" exhibition.
Today 22 women were awarded in the Minsk concert hall Upper Town. Minsk Mayor Andrei Shorets personally awarded the sign of maternal valor and honor to women who gave birth to and bring up five or more children.
The feast Intercession of Theotokos is celebrated by Orthodox Christians today. Solemn services are held in Orthodox churches.
The queue for social housing in Minsk decreased by more than a half. 450 new apartments were given to orphans, parents raising children with disabilities, veterans of the Great Patriotic War, families with many children and needy families.
It will include parties, exhibitions and literary performances. On October 14 Mothers with 5 and more children will receive the orders.
On October 11 agricultural fairs will be organized near the polling stations. Besides, all state-run universal stores will provide 20% discounts.
This is the final figure given the tendency of reduction of construction within the Minsk ring road. More than one hundred thousand square meters have already been built with the state support this year.












