In celebration of Mother’s Day on May 8th, NATALYA LENSKAYA explores the modern-day Belarusian woman and what makes her a force to be reckoned with. What is…

Sharing tales about one’s relatives is one of the favorite conversation topics in any country. Such conversations hold enduring value for any person, bringing back recollections of…

Each country, like each person, bears its own character – an individual artistry. In describing Belarus, its beauty comes not from fields of light blue, flowering flax,…

Fashion is not only about the voguish fabric, but a work of art brought to life. In it is a vision of the future. In Belarus, this…

Thirty years ago on April 26th, 1986, a routine maintenance test at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine took a disastrous turn. After midnight, there…

There was a time when I looked upon liberals as graying intellectuals who stamped their feet and asserted that all individuals were equal; that everyone should live…

Belarusian-American ties are currently on the rise, but the overall history of mutual relationships since the breakup of the Soviet Union has not been a road paved…

Special news compiled by the US-BELARUS OBSERVER on events in Belarus celebrating the 71st anniversary of World War II victory. Victory Day is a holiday that commemorates…

I would like to tell you about my country, whose name is Belarus, or White Russia, as it is also sometimes called. I want to tell you…

By Maksim Ryzhenkov, Assistant to the President of Belarus and Vice-president of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus Modern-day Belarus holds a laudable spot in the international…