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“The Great Stone”
The Chinese-Belarusian Industrial Park “Great Stone “is a special economic zone located in the Minsk region, 25 km from the capital and the National Airport”Minsk”. The priority goal of the park is the development of high-tech export-oriented industries. The Great Stone Park is one of the key platforms of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative...
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Alba Forest Park
The name of the park was given in honor of the Italian city of Alba Longa, which was called the mother of Rome. Nikolai Christopher Radziwill Sirotka began creating Radziwill parks in the style of Italian landscape art of the Renaissance after numerous trips to Europe. Later, Alba was built by Mikhail Kazimir Rybonka in...
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Alley to the Afghan soldiers
The Alley of Memory to the internationalist soldiers is a symbol of memory and duty, warning and dedication…. The green trees, like sentries on duty, keep the memory of the 131 internationalist soldiers of the Minsk region who died during the fighting in Afghanistan.
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Palace and Park ensemble
The town of Smilovichi at different times belonged to representatives of different families, including Oginsky, Monyushko, Vankovichi. The palace in Smilovichi appeared in the XVII century under the Oginskys. It was this building that served as the basis for the palace complex, which has partially survived to this day. In the first half of the...
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“Pull the kolyada on the oak tree”
The rite of “Pulling a Kolyada on an oak tree” is listed in the State List of Historical and Cultural Heritage. Nina Klimovich, an enthusiast and keeper of the traditions of the rite, managed to record memories of Christmas celebrations and an outlandish rite from the old women – residents of the village of Noviny...
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The trace stone
Between the villages of Gudovichi and Verkhles, in the cemetery, there is a trace stone of the VI-X centuries. The stone is located on a low hill, which is called the Holy Hill. The hill is a 52x53m area surrounded by a low rampart and a moat. In the center of the site there is...
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“Ukha-fest”
The Ukha-fest festival gathers several thousand participants every year, its main dish-ukha-is cooked in the courtyards of participants: village councils, enterprises and organizations. The special atmosphere of the water festival is supported by water races, cyclists ‘carnivals, demonstration performances in water freestyle on jet skis, the water fountain “Water Extravaganza”. The concert and entertainment program...
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Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Fatima
The church is named after the Fatima Apparitions of the Virgin Mary – a series of events in the Portuguese city of Fatima. According to the assurances of local children, they were repeatedly visited by a woman (later associated with the Virgin Mary) and transmitted messages with calls of a religious nature and prophecies. The...
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Starodorozhskaya mineral water»
The unique mineral water “Starodorozhskaya” has many advantages – moderate carbonation, a pronounced fine taste and a mild aftertaste. The advantage of “Starodorozhskaya” is its naturalness. All natural ingredients are preserved in the water. Water can be used as a table drink, and as prescribed by a doctor for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver...
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The monument to the Hero of the Soviet Union Vasily Chebotarev and the partisan town
Vasily Chebotarev, an operative of the Smersh military counterintelligence department, died in June 1944 at the site of the memorial, having entered into a hand-to-hand fight with the enemy. Among the century-old pines, a section of the front line was recreated and a monument to the hero was erected. The memorial complex has become a...
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