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“Nesvizh Lozhkari”
The folk instrumental ensemble “Nesvizh Lozhkari” was created on the basis of the Nesvizh State College named after Yakub Kolas and consists exclusively of college students. Therefore, every year the composition of the ensemble members changes, undergraduates leave, they are replaced by college freshmen. Each number of spoons begins with jokes-jokes-instrumental works with fervent verbal...
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Stanislav Monyushko Museum
The new museum building was opened in the village of Smilovichi in 2019 on the eve of the 200th anniversary of the composer. Numerous exhibits of the museum preserve the memory of the life and work of “Slavic Schubert”, the creator of the first Belarusian and first Polish national opera. Many exhibits were transferred to...
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Monument to Prince Boris
The monument, erected in 2002 in honor of the 900th anniversary of Borisov, has become the «visit-card» of the city. The city owes its appearance to Prince Boris Vseslavich of Polotsk, the son of the legendary Vseslav the Sorcerer. According to the chronicles, in 1102 Вoris founded the city at the confluence of the rivers...
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Ethnocultural complex “Nanosy”
On the territory of the ethnic village there are ten communal and two petty-bourgeois houses that look authentic and cozy at the same time. There are also many museums here – the museum of bread in a watermill and the museum of Old Belarusian life, the museum of coins, the museum of moonshine, the museum...
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Chalk quarries
Near the village of Khotinovo there are “Belarusian Maldives” – amazingly beautiful chalk quarries filled with water. Previously, lime deposits were located here, today two quarries with azure water, light pine forest nearby are very popular with local residents and guests of the region. But we must remember that the shores are white because of...
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House of the Noble Assembly
The building was built in the late 18th century in the classical style, its facade is decorated with four impressive columns and a massive pediment. It was built as a manor house, its first owner was a retired military man, a German by nationality, in the chronicles he is referred to as “pan V. S.”....
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“JAZZ-TIME” Festival
Every year, Soligorsk becomes the jazz capital of Belarus for a few days. The International Jazz and Pop Music Competition “JAZZ-TIME” is held within the walls of the children’s art school, where young stars open up, and professional musicians present their new concert programs. The festival gathers numerous participants from Belarus and other countries of...
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Myadel Calvary
Calvaria is an architectural composition dedicated to the way of the Cross of Jesus Christ. The calvary in Myadel is one of the ten most famous in Europe. The legend of the “Myadel Jerusalem” tells that the owner of the town of Old Myadel, Anthony Koschits, really wanted a son. He had an heir only...
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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 Stalin Line
The historical and cultural complex “Stalin’s Line” consists of restored fortifications of the Minsk fortified area, which were located on the defensive line of the USSR in the 1930s. At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, the retreating Red Army resisted the enemy here for several weeks. The open-air museum was created in 2005...
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