Welcome to Republic of Belarus
“Zubrenok”
The National Children’s Educational and Health Center “Zubrenok” opened its doors in 1969. The fame of the camp quickly spread outside the BSSR, it was called “Belarusian Artek” and many children dreamed of getting there. But the ticket was awarded mainly to excellent students and activists. Today, every Belarusian schoolboy dreams of getting a shift...
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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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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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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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Convent in honor of St. Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg
The convent was founded in 2002 with the blessing of Metropolitan Filaret of Minsk and Slutsk, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus. A building for monks with a large refectory has been built on the territory of the monastery. There is also a subsidiary farm, where cows, sheep, chickens and a bee apiary are kept. Vegetables...
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Branch of the Museum of the History of Belarusian Literature folvark Rakutevshchyna
Maxim Bogdanovich, a 19-year-old poet, spent in d. Rakutevschina was on the Molodechno land in 1911 for only two months, and it was at this time that the cycles of poems “Old Belarus”, “Places”, poems “Veranika” and “U vestsy”came out from the pen of the poet. Folvarak Rakutevschina was destroyed, but the appearance of the...
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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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Smolevichi Reservoir embankment
The embankment of the Smolevichi reservoir has become a favorite vacation spot for Smolevichi residents of all ages. Modern facilities are located here – playgrounds for workout, streetball, volleyball, skateboarding, tennis, park and beach areas are ennobled.
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Rusalie
In the Lubansky district, the ancient rite of the Rusalie, which appeared in pre-Christian times and symbolizes the end of spring in some Eastern Slavic regions, has been revived. Rusalnaya is called the week after Trinity. According to legend, it is at this time that the mermaids come out of the water and visit the...
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Branch of the Belarusfilm Film Studio
The site was opened in 1970. Over the years of its existence, Belarusian and Russian filmmakers have shot many famous films: “Pailinka”, “Little Red Riding Hood”, “Ruins shoot at point-blank range”, “Yemelyan Pugachev”, “Go and see”, “The Last Armored Train”, “Gray Legend”, “Anastasia Slutskaya”, “Man of War”, “Piranha Hunting” and many others.
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