Press releases

How Vitebsk welcomed anniversary Slavianski Bazaar in 2011
To mark the festival’s 20th anniversary, organizers decided to go beyond the usual standards and created a new logo: the cornflower appeared in all colors of the rainbow. This solution reflected the festival’s multifunctionality and vibrant mood...

Toto Cutugno’s Belarusian song, organ premieres: 19th Slavianski Bazaar revisited
There are just 17 days left until the 35th International Festival of Arts Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk. BELTA invites you to take a look back: every day we explore archival materials to highlight the most memorable moments of each festival, year by year. Let’s reminisce about the 2010 festival...

Amber pendants, stone maces found during excavations in Lepel District
The finds mostly date to the Usvyat archaeological culture, the culture of Middle Neolithic tribes that populated the Belarusian Poozerye region from the end of the 4th millennium to the middle of the 3rd millennium BC...

Belarus’ Zalaty wins silver at 2026 World Rowing Cup III in Switzerland
In the men’s single sculls final Yauheni Zalaty came in second with a time of 6:48.16, finishing less than two seconds behind the Paris Olympic champion Oliver Zeidler of Germany...

Belarus’ Hureyeva clinches silver at UIPM 2026 Pentathlon World Cup Final
Accumulating a total of 1,488 points, Viyaleta claimed the runner-up spot, crossing the finish line a mere five seconds after Anna Jurt of Switzerland...

From walk of fame to Father Frost in July: Looking back at 2009 Slavianski Bazaar
Hitting its 18th anniversary “coming-of-age” landmark, the festival’s all-time track record reached nearly 1,800 concerts, plays, exhibitions, presentations, and shows, drawing more than 3.1 million visitors. The 2009 event alone saw 4,800 accredited participants and guests...

Ten medals for Belarus at 2026 Kazakhstan Open taekwondo tournament
In the senior division, Raman Turavinau clinched victory in the -80kg category. Yulia Vitko claimed silver in the -57kg category, while Maksim Bandarevich (-63kg) and Artsiom Plonis (+87kg) both earned bronze...

Lebedeva and Yarshova take silver and bronze at Trampoline World Cup stage in Switzerland
Earlier in the tournament in Switzerland, Iana Lebedeva posted the best score in qualification, while Katsiaryna Yarshova topped the semifinals. In the current World Cup season, Iana Lebedeva has already claimed victories at the stops in Azerbaijan and the Netherlands...

New sculpture appears in Vitebsk to mark 35th Slavianski Bazaar
The tiny figure, only about 35 cm tall, has taken up residence at the entrance to the Vitebsk Cultural Center, where the festival’s directorate is located. This is not the first such art object in the city...

What surprised guests at 2008 Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk
For the first time, the festival hosted a book exhibition-fair featuring Belarusian and Russian publishers. Visitors could browse new releases, purchase books, and get authors’ autographs...

Communist parties of Belarus, China open book center in Minsk
The Center naturally features works by the classics of Marxism, Leninism. Here you will find works by Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin. The core focus is on Chinese Marxism and the leading works of Chinese Marxist thinkers, including the key writings of Comrade Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee...

Slavianski Bazaar 2007: Modernized Summer Amphitheatre, concert by Patricia Kaas
Today’s focus is the 2007 festival. The 16th International Festival of Art Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk took place on 5-14 July, bringing together representatives of 32 countries. For the first time, artists from Hungary, Bolivia, and Cuba joined the event. Across 11 festival venues, 95 events were held...

Gifts from Putin, Xi Jinping and Trump on display in “Geography of Friendship” exhibition
The Palace of Independence, as is well known, is the center of Belarus’ political life, hosting the most important state events with the participation of the president, as well as international meetings and summits. But for several years now, the palace has also served as an important cultural venue, providing a setting for thematic exhibitions and guided tours...

Laskevich advances to W15 Maanshan 2026 quarterfinal in China
In the quarterfinal of the tournament in Palma del Río, Spain, W50 Palma Del Río 2026, two Belarusian tennis players will face each other - Anna Kubareva, who defeated Ukraine’s Polina Isakova 6-1, 7-5, and Aliona Falei, who won against Spain’s Alba Rey García 6-2, 6-2...

Chinese circus wows audiences at Slavianski Bazaar 2006
Today, we look back at the 2006 festival. Vitebsk welcomed around 6,000 participants and guests, with over 90,000 spectators attending 20 concerts at the Summer Amphitheater. A special feature of the 2006 anniversary festival was the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the independence of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine...

Belarus’ Shymanovich scores second win in Wimbledon qualifying
In the second qualifying round, the Belarusian, currently ranked 216th in the world, defeated Belgium’s Greet Minnen (world No. 195) in an hour and a half, 6-4, 6-2. In her opening qualifying match, Iryna Shymanovich overcame Czech player Dominika Šalková (No. 128) in a three-set battle: 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-4...

Belarus claims Muay Thai youth world champion titles
Gold in the under-24 women’s 75 kg division was won by Belarus’ Varvara Sviatlichnaya, who defeated Russia’s Elizaveta Lytvenkova in the final. Ruslan Kiamalau (75 kg) also became a youth world champion: in the preliminary bouts, he defeated representatives of the UAE and Uzbekistan, and in the deciding fight, he overcame Russia’s Timofey Inkirev...

Belarusian student to sail to North Pole on nuclear icebreaker in international expedition
Icebreaker of Knowledge is a scientific and educational platform that gives every participant a chance not only to visit the Arctic but also to learn a great deal about nuclear energy and high technologies in general, and to interact with Rosatom specialists...

Operation Bagration memorial complex reopened after reconstruction in Svetlogorsk District
After the large-scale reconstruction an information center building with permanent and temporary exhibitions and a classroom appeared on the territory of the complex. Exhibition halls familiarize visitors with the stages of preparation and implementation of the legendary operation...

Shymanovich opens Wimbledon qualifying campaign with victory
In the opening qualifying round, the Belarusian, who is ranked 216th in the world, defeated Dominika Salkova (No.128) of the Czech Republic in a three-set battle, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-4. The match lasted 2 hours and 40 minutes...