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MOSCOW, 12 May (BelTA) – The exhibition “Belarusian motifs” featuring paintings about Belarus made by Russian artists kicked off at the Belarusian embassy’s business and cultural center in Moscow, BelTA learned from the press service of Belarus’ Embassy in Russia.

In 2016 eleven artists from Saint Petersburg went to Belarus to paint en plein air. This trip resulted in around 80 pictures. Most of them are exhibited at Belarus’ Embassy in Moscow. The works have already been exhibited in Orsha, Minsk, and Saint Petersburg. The exhibition was commended by the public and recognized art experts.

The images depict the sites of Minsk and Orsha, Mir Castle and Nesvizh Castle, Mark Chagall Museum in Vitebsk, the Convent of the Patronage of the Mother of God in Tolochin, Vitebsk Oblast, and other picturesque places.

During the opening of the exhibition Minister Counselor at the Belarusian Embassy in Russia Yuri Yaroshevich stressed that the pictures are vivid and strikingly accurate. “Belarus’ beauty, its boundless spaces, beautiful nature and unforgettable historic flair are heart and soul of the Belarusian nation,” the diplomat said. According to him, it is very important that such exhibitions are held the year that marks the 25^th anniversary of Belarus-Russia relations. They prove once again that Belarus and Russia have strong political, economic, humanitarian, and cultural ties.

The exhibition makes part of the large-scale social and cultural project “Artist’s impression of the world” organized by Vyacheslav Zarenkov’s foundation “Creative World”. The project features a series of plein air painting of Russian painters in Europe and foreign painters in Russia. The result is over one thousand pictures and more than 20 exhibitions throughout the world.

The director of the foundation Natalya Berzina remarked that the project was set up five years ago and is designed to promote international contacts and help artists exchange creative experience. The painters have already visited two countries and enjoyed the warmest reception in Belarus. According to Natalya Berzina, the foundation plans to organize plein airs of Belarusian artists in Russian regions in the nearest future.

The exhibition at the Belarusian embassy’s business and cultural center in Moscow will stay open till 24 May.