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Exhibition dedicated to 60th anniversary of Belarus' liberation opens
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26(252) 06.07.2004 An exhibition of Belarusian artists dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Belarus' liberation from the Nazis has opened in Gomel. As the director of Gomel art gallery of the Belarusian Union of Artists Vladimir Maltsev says, the exposition has more than 40 works of art oil paintings, watercolors and ceramics. These works belong to 14 famous artists natives of Gomel and Mogilev oblasts and are dedicated to war, love to the Motherland, eternal fight between the good and the evil. The exhibition will run till the end of July.
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New Edition of Belarusian Red Book Prepared
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26(252) 06.07.2004 The Belarusian Ministry of Nature and Environmental Protection has prepared a list of rare animals and plants to be included in the new edition of the Belarusian Red Book. According to the international regulations each country is supposed to renew the national list of rare animals and plants every ten years. The Belarusian Red Book was first compiled in 1979. Dmitry Vinchevsky, a member of the civil organization "Bird Life Belarus" said: "The third edition will include the species that are about to become extinct".
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300 Belarusian children arrive in Belgian town of Leuven for recuperation holidays
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26(252) 06.07.2004 About 300 Belarusian children have arrive in the Belgian town of Leuven for recuperation holidays arranged within the framework of the "Chernobyl train" project. Leaders of charitable organizations, representatives of local authorities welcomed the Belarusian children in Belgium during an official greeting ceremony. The Belarusian embassy in Belgium expressed gratitude to charitable funds and authorities of that country for rendering humanitarian assistance to Belarus.
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"RADA" launches international project "Building East-West Bridge"
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27(253) 13.07.2004 The Belarusian union of youth and children's public organizations "RADA" launches an international project "Building East-West Bridge". National youth councils of Latvia and Great Britain will take part in it as well. The purpose of the project is to provide wider opportunities for the young to actively participate in the international public life. Within the framework of the project a number of trainings and seminars will be held where young people of the above mentioned countries will have an opportunity to discuss prospects of the youth movement's development, exchange experience, develop joint projects for their further implementation on the territory of the three countries.
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Belarus Marks Anniversary of End of Nazi Occupation
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26(252) 06.07.2004 The presidents of Russia and Ukraine arrived in Belarus June 1 for the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the end of the Nazi occupation of then-Soviet Belarus. Presidents of three countries Belarus, Russia and Ukraine took part in a series of late-night events, including a wreath-laying ceremony followed by a late dinner with World War II veterans. More than one-fourth of Belarus' population was killed in World War II, and some 185 villages were destroyed. Located between Russia and Poland, Belarus was a key battleground during the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 and the German retreat three years later.
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Stanley Cup to come to Belarus
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27(253) 13.07.2004 Lord Stanley's cup, the main prize of professional ice hockey teams, is to be brought to Belarus for the first time. The most prestigious ice-hockey trophy will arrive in Minsk on July 17 to be displayed at the local sports palace, sources in the Belarusian Ice Hockey Federation. The initiator of the event is Nicolai Khabibulin, the goal-keeper of professional ice-hockey club Tampa Bay lightning, who insisted that the silver cup be taken to the capital of Belarus for the 24 hours each member of the winning team is allowed to keep it.
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