Culture - Land Of Ancestors - Belarus

The sixth folk festival "Kamyanica"

Lida — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 17:55:09 +0400

The sixth folk festival "Kamyanica" was held in the Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Lifestyle in the village Aziarco near Minsk.

Dances with the flame, fire-breathing people, "hot" theater: the fire festival was held in Ratamka (Minsk district).

Lida — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 11:33:54 +0400

The International Fire Festival was held at Minsk district. Best fire’s theaters from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus introduced their programs at the stadium of the Republican Centre of Olympic Training for equestrian sports and horse breeding in Ratamka.

The joust and reconstruction of the Battle of Grunwald were held in Dudutki (Minsk region)

Newsmaker — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 19:44:06 +0400

The joust and reconstruction of the Battle of Grunwald were held in Dudutki (Minsk region).

Hundreds of people in medieval armors visited the museum complex ”Dudutki“ on July, 20. The joust was dedicated to one of the most significant events in the history of Belarus - the 603th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald. Despite the changes of weather, the event was held.

Belarus could be the hobbits homeland acccording to the climate

Newsmaker — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 06:28:00 +0400

Dr. Lant who uses the pseudonym Radagast the Brown from Tolkien’s novel has compared the climate in the areas of ”The Hobbit“ and ”The Lord of the Rings“ with the real countries.

Slonim was shown in Japanese anime

Newsmaker — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 06:03:39 +0400

Slonim was shown in Japanese anime.

In the traditional Japanese cartoon the Belarusian town was recreated with stunning accuracy - the same buildings, the synagogue, town center, only instead of Lenin a strange personality stands on a pedestal.

Ivan Aiplatov showed collection which dedicated to the World Cup Hockey 2014

Newsmaker — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 07:44:09 +0400

Belarusian designer Ivan Aiplatov showed his collection ”Spring-Summer – 2014“ at the National School of Beauty on December, 12.

The collection dedicated to the World Cup Hockey 2014 is a conceptual combination of two worlds: the world of fashion and the world of sport.

Maryna Linchuk starred in a candid photo shoot

Newsmaker — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:14:59 +0400

World famous Belarusian - Supermodel Maryna Linchuk - starred in a candid photo shoot for the 25 Magazine.

Belarusian model appeared in advertising of a famous Japanese brand

Newsmaker — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 02:52:28 +0400

Belarusian girls are in high demand the world of fashion.

Christina Trofimuk, 19 years old girl from Brest, is conquering the Asian region. Model recently appeared in an advertising campaign of famous Japanese clothing manufacturer M. & KYOKO.

Newsmaker — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 06:51:12 +0400

On February, 14 the world cinemas have begun to show �A Good Day to Die Hard� with Bruce Willis in the main role. Belarusians also took part in this Hollywood blockbuster and played a small role in it. Belarusian crew of the world's largest helicopter Mi-26 with lifting capacity of 56 tones helped to save the world.

STARY OLSA: Belarusian medieval music

Lida — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:30:21 +0400

We continue publishing the series of articles dedicated to the musical tradition and culture of Belarus. In this article we will focus our attention on a group of artists and reenactors of Belarusian medieval music Stary Olsa.