Year of People’s Unity

Lukashenko: Year of People’s Unity showed cohesion, tenacity of Belarusians
“The previous year was the Year of People’s Unity. It showed the whole world the cohesion and resilience of the Belarusians, our determination to march to the beat of our own drum, cherish our values and create new values together"...

Belarus hosting Week of Belarus-Japan Friendship
The Japanese folk group Manjusaka together with the Belarusian artists will give concerts in Minsk, Mogilev, Molodechno, Bragin and Shklov to mark Year of People’s Unity. The key event will take place in the Big Hall of the Belarusian State Philharmonic Society on 16 October...

Opinion: New traditions of independent Belarus are established today
Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Sergeyenko made the statement during the opening ceremony of Narodnogo Yedinstva Square [People’s Unity Square] in Mogilev...

Belarus to mark its first Day of People’s Unity on 17 September
The suggestion to establish a new national holiday was voiced at the 6th Belarusian People’s Congress in February 2021. It was on this day, 17 September, when the Polish campaign of the Red Army began in 1939, which resulted in the reunification of Western Belarus and the BSSR...

Lukashenko explains why there will be no day-off on 17 September
The president is convinced that it was a fair decision to institute People’s Unity Day on 17 September. This date can be considered the day of the reunion for the Belarusian nation...

Lukashenko: People unanimously support strategic policy towards building strong sovereign Belarus
“This is why we need sovereignty and independence - so that we would never be divided again against our will. 17 September symbolizes the territorial and ethnic consolidation of the Belarusian nation,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko...

Maladzechna 2021 festival to celebrate Year of People’s Unity
"Maladzechna 2021 is one of the best Belarusian festivals. Every year it discovers new names. I am sure that this year will not be an exception,” said Mikhail Finberg...

Year of People’s Unity logo chosen in Belarus
The logo suggested by Vitaly Ortyukh features elements of the Belarusian ornament and the color of the cornflower – one of the symbols of Belarus. The slogan of the work is as follows: “Every one of us is a part of a single entity, one big ‘WE’ – the Belarusian nation”...

Kochanova calls on all Belarusians to show active civic stance
The Belarusian state policy has always prioritized people, their rights, freedoms, and lawful interests as well as such social values as peace, stability, order, and progress, she stressed...

Belarusian parliament to hold hearings about territorial integrity and national unity on 29 April
The key date of the year will be either 17 September or 14 November – the dates that symbolize the reunification of the Belarusian people and restoration of historical justice...