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Church of St. Michael the Archangel
The church in the village of Ivenets was built in the Baroque style in the middle of the 18th century under the command of Count Jan Sollogub. The church is a cross basilica, divided into 3 naves, above which rise five-tiered towers. Inside there are 3 altars, which are decorated with sculptural stucco in the...
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Spring and font in the village of Pokrashevo
A few hundred meters from the village, a spring of the purest water flows directly from the ground. “Pokrashevo spring” accepts everyone who wants to drink or swim in the purest natural water. The crosses at the spring and the spring itself are consecrated by Orthodox and Catholic priests. From that moment on, the spring...
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“Minsk Sea”
This is the name of the Zaslavskoye reservoir – the second largest artificial reservoir in Belarus. On the shores of the Minsk Sea there are several beaches, a yacht club, a sanatorium “Yunost” and other infrastructure for outdoor recreation. There are 10 islands on the Zaslavsky reservoir, which are concentrated in its eastern part.
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Vitovsky miraculous spring
20 kilometers from the Belarusian capital, near the village of Cherkasy, there is the Vitovsky miracle-working spring — a holy place endowed with God’s grace. Pilgrims constantly come here to find healing: some – from physical ailments, some — from mental ones. After visiting the holy spring, you can not only collect water, but also...
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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 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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Vladimir Kovalenok
Krupshchyna is the birthplace of the pilot-cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, holder of three Orders of Lenin and many other high awards, Colonel-General of Aviation, Professor Vladimir Kovalenko. The cosmonaut was born in the village of Beloe, studied at the school of the village of Khotyukhovo, which now bears the name of Vladimir...
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Church of the Ascension of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Budslav
It was built in the XVIII century in the style of the Vilna Baroque with the use of separate parts of the stone church of the XVII century, once consecrated in honor of St. Barbara. An authentic wooden altar of the XVII century by Italian masters has been preserved here. But, first of all, the...
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Caroling ceremony “Tsars”
The traditional New Year’s folk circumambulation rite is listed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list and takes place annually on January 13 in ag. Semezhevo. According to local legend, in the 18th century, a military hospital of the Russian army was stationed in the vicinity of the village and before the New Year, soldiers...
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Rukhov carpets
The technology of manufacturing an unusual attribute of the interior of Old Roads –paintings made of straw on a black canvas – is included in the State List of Historical and Cultural Values of Belarus. Rukhovo carpets appeared in the 50s of the 20th century in the small village of Rukhovo, near the Old Roads....
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