Belarusian agrarians have already harvested 2.127 million tonnes of grain, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry. As for 26 July, Brest Oblast harvested 722,700 tonnes of grain, Minsk Oblast – 446,300 tonnes, Grodno Oblast – 457,900 tonnes, Gomel Oblast – 264,400 tonnes, Mogilev Oblast – 152,800 tonnes. Vitebsk Oblast, which joined the harvest campaign last, has cropped 83,400 tonnes of grain. Cereal and leguminous crops (except for corn, buckwheat...

The exhibition projects “Rostov Finift” and “The One-Day Exhibition. The Replica of the Great Imperial Crown” are on display in the Vitebsk Art Museum, BelTA has learned. “These projects have been implemented with the assistance of the Union State Standing Committee. The goal is to show the diversity of Russian culture. Last year we brought the Vologda lace exhibition to Vitebsk. Rostov finift is an ancient and unique art of East Slavic peoples. The replica of the Great...

Foreign guests, who will come to see the Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk thanks to the visa-free travel program, will be able to get registered with citizenship and migration offices of Belarusian police fast, BelTA learned from Chief of the Vitebsk Oblast Police Department Mikhail Grib. About 300,000 people from CIS and non-CIS states are expected to visit this year’s Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk. Police is ready for the arrival of visa-free travelers on 1-20 July. “Citizenship and...

The exhibition “White, red, black: Color symbolism in traditional culture” will be presented in the Vitebsk Town Hall during the International Festival of Arts Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk on 10 July, BelTA learned from the Vitebsk Regional Local Lore Museum. In today’s society there are a lot of color meanings that can tell a lot about the world and people, their status, mood and even profession. For example, people often wear black for mourning, use a pink ribbon for a baby girl...

The festival program of the Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk has been compiled, Director General of the Vitebsk culture center and the festival Gleb Lapitsky said at a press conference on 27 June, BelTA has learned. “We have already prepared programs of the song contests which will run in a revised format this year and the programs of other projects. All headliners, planned concerts and events fit well into the program,” Gleb Lapitsky said. According to him, Todes Ballet will give an...