On September 16, Aleksander Vasilyevich Medved celebrated his 80th birthday. There was a time when this name thundered throughout the globe, seen regularly on the front pages…
Katya and Lena Naskovets are twin sisters. Lyosha and Sasha Ustinovich are twin brothers. Their last names will all soon be the same – Ustinovich. Katya is…
I found the name of this remarkable artist on the Internet, but the first time I had seen her drawings was in a literary almanac published in…
Do you like sightseeing, but think that historical and literary museums are boring? Well, Minsk has something to change your mind! Minsk has several museums that will…
Afire broke out on the outskirts of the Belarusian city of Vitebsk on July 6, 1887. It started at noon and raged on and on, gaining strength.…
Yana Karol had a goal: She wanted to get a job at NASA and move to sunny California. It took the Minsk native and former academic secretary…
Anyone can attend this school, no matter their age or their build, but more often than not it is women between 25 and 40 who sign up…
In June, we celebrated International Friendship Day. Of course, friendship unites people not on this day alone, but often for many years. Without friendship, as without love,…
The concept of ‘humanity’ is much broader than compassion for one's own kind. It also includes sympathy for animals, and not on only on International Homeless Animals…
Let’s begin by getting the bad news out of the way. In early March, the US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor issued its…
Sheltered songs, sheltered span... The sparkle of crystal dawn, Sunlight rising over the land ... I sense your ancient sorrow, Belovezhskaya Pushcha, Belovezhskaya Pushcha. During the Soviet…
CHARACTER Belarusians love peace. This is important. Even in the poorest area, you can walk around unafraid, nothing will…
From the President of Belarus hitting the ice, to young players ready to break out onto the world stage,…
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can…
As with everything in life, the Internet is good and evil, right and wrong. Because of this, it is…
Kenneth E. Brockman, American physicist and leader of a Nobel prize-winning team, meets with Mikhail Morgulis and answers questions…
When it comes to the environment, there seems to be nothing as monumentally destructive as a nuclear disaster. On…
In Belarus, the attitude towards women is one of reverence. Women are traditionally viewed as the guardians of family,…
Belarus is represented, for the first time, by DARIA NASTYCH in the World’s Most Beautiful Woman Pageant held in…
What makes so many Belarusians strong, beautiful and healthy? It is very possible it could be from using so…
Christopher R. Kelley, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law, shares his experiences with…
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