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News Belarus History: Cooperation, common history, youth, integration in Belarus president's speech at St Petersburg forum

Published on: Thursday 18 July 2019
Cooperation, common history, youth, integration in Belarus president's speech at St Petersburg forum
News source: https://eng.belta.by/president/view/cooperation-common-history-youth-integration-in-belarus-presidents-speech-at-st-petersburg-forum-122788-2019/

In his speech the head of state drew attention to Belarus-Russia interaction in various areas, emphasized humanitarian cooperation and regional ties, remarked upon the history Belarusians and Russians share, and underlined the importance of pursuing an effective youth policy.

News Belarus History: ‘Last Witnesses’ Review: The War Through the Eyes of Children

Published on: Friday 19 July 2019
‘Last Witnesses’ Review: The War Through the Eyes of Children
News source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/last-witnesses-review-the-war-through-the-eyes-of-children-11563549064

His childhood ended in June 1941, when the Luftwaffe bombed Belarus. “We left the city on foot,” recalls ... interviewed by Svetlana Alexievich for “Last Witnesses: An Oral History of the Children of ...

News Belarus History: Belarus admired for its attitude to history

Published on: Tuesday 04 June 2019
Belarus admired for its attitude to history
News source: https://eng.belta.by/society/view/belarus-admired-for-its-attitude-to-history-121587-2019/

Speaker of the National Council of Slovakia Andrej Danko was impressed with a visit to the State Museum of the Great Patriotic War History. He invited the Belarusian president to take part in the events timed to the 75th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising against fascists.

News Belarus History: Metropolitan Hilarion speaks at a conference on ‘Russia – Ukraine – Belarus: A Common Civilizational Space?’ in University of Fribourg

Published on: Wednesday 05 June 2019
Metropolitan Hilarion speaks at a conference on ‘Russia – Ukraine – Belarus: A Common Civilizational Space?’ in University of Fribourg
News source: http://www.patriarchia.ru/en/db/text/5448711.html

On 1st June, a conference on ‘Russia - Ukraine - Belarus: A Common Civilizational Space?’ took place at the assembly hall of the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. The keynote speaker at the conference was Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations.

News Belarus History: Great Patriotic War museum draws highest attendance numbers in Belarus in 2018

Published on: Thursday 16 May 2019
Great Patriotic War museum draws highest attendance numbers in Belarus in 2018
News source: https://eng.belta.by/society/view/great-patriotic-war-museum-draws-highest-attendance-numbers-in-belarus-in-2018-121061-2019/

The Belarusian State Museum of the Great Patriotic War History ranked first with 571,000 attendance. The Brest Fortress was second with 522,400 visitors. The Museum-Reserve Nesvizh with 421,900 visitors rounded out the top three.

News Belarus History: Minsk 2019 Torch set to continue epic international journey by heading into Belarus

Published on: Sunday 12 May 2019
News source: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1079130/minsk-2019-torch-set-to-continue-epic-international-journey-by-heading-into-belarus

"It is a great opportunity to tell people about Belarus, not just about sport but about our history," she said. In the Czech Republic, the Flame was taken to Brno where the Czech Olympic Committee had ...

News Belarus History: Foreign Policy: Events That Are Not Coincidence Take Place In Belarus

Published on: Sunday 12 May 2019
News source: https://charter97.org/en/news/2019/5/13/333896/

Lukashenko started his rule by destroying Belarusian identity and continues it. By taking away the language, culture, and history, he is already selling Belarus, piece by piece, to Russia. He might ...

News Belarus History: Stellan Skarsgård on HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ and Playing the Villain in Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’

Published on: Monday 13 May 2019
News source: http://collider.com/stellan-skarsgard-interview-chernobyl-dune/

After the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, Soviet Union suffered a massive explosion that released radioactive material across Ukraine, Belarus ... a very difficult history, having ...