81. Center For Russian, East Europe, And Central Asia (CREECA) Virtual Guide to belarus People of culture Notes on belarusian culture 1920-1938. Literature. The Old belarusian Poetry belarusian Writers Abroad http://www.wisc.edu/creeca/features/links/belarus.html

Belarus General Country Overview News History ... Miscellaneous General Resources top A Belarus Miscellany great site Virtual Guide to Belarus BelarusToday.com - a portal site with news (in Russian / English) WWW Belarus - business oriented Website Catalogs www.09.open.by - searchable , in Russian Belarus Web-catalogue - in Belorussian Country Overview top CIA World Factbook - Belarus Factbook 2000 Factbook 1994 BELARUS - A Country Study Nations in Transit - Belarus - from Freedom House's 1998 annual report Online News top Belarusian Chronicle Belarus Now - information and analytical bulletin , in English Belorusskaya Delovaya Gazeta - 3 times in a week , in Russian National Economics Newspaper - weekly, in Russian Sovetskaya Belorussiya - daily , in Russian Vecherny Minsk - daily , in Russian International Press Washington Post and Associated Press - Belarus Yahoo! (UPI,Reuters) : Latest News about Belarus

82. Gomel-Market>Belarus: History & Culture belarus History culture Lonely Planet Russia, Ukraine and belarus (Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit) by Richard Nebesky, John Noble, George Wesley http://gomel.lk.net/books1.html

Gomel-Market by Richard Nebesky, John Noble, George Wesley, Nick Selby Paperback - 1000 pages 2nd edition (April 2000) Lonely Planet Russia, Ukraine and Belarus (Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit) by Richard Nebesky, John Noble, George Wesley, Nick Selby Paperback - 1200 pages (March 1996) Belarus (Cultures of the World) by Patricia Levy Library Binding 2nd edition (May 1998) by Lerner Geography Department Library Binding (April 1993) Historical Dictionary of Belarus Scarecrow Press, Hardcover - 336 pages (July 1, 1998) by Jan Zaprudnik Synopsis : Native Belarusan Jan Zaprudnik paints a vivid picture of Belarus's complex past, paving the way for his analysis of the challenges now facing the republic in the wake of a disintegrating Soviet Union. In recent years Belarus (formerly known as Belorussia) has been less visible to the world than the Baltic republics to the north or Ukraine to the south, yet this multiethnic republic has undergone a significant demographic social, cultural, and political evolution since 1956. A proclamation of state sovereignty in July 1990 combined with the

83. Cultural Life (from Belarus) --  Encyclopædia Britannica Cultural life (from belarus) Little survives in belarus of the earliest period of settlement by eastern Slavs; a distinctively belarusian culture began to http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=33480

84. CAC - Belarus Information belarus Information. line culture Learn about the culture of belarus. Quiz Test your knowledge on belarusian culture and the Chernobyl nuclear http://www.recorder.ca/cac/belarus/belinfo.htm

Belarus Information Culture : Learn about the culture of Belarus. Disaster Background : In the early morning of April 26th, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear accident occurred, and over a decade later the effects are still devastating. Learn more about this disaster and its effects on Belarus and surrounding areas. Quiz : Test your knowledge on Belarusian culture and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Org. Info Internet Auction Personal Stories Donations ... Vitamin

85. Belarus Country Guide - Overview - World Travel Guide Provided By Columbus Trave The cultural scene is very diverse with the Belarusian Ballet and museums such as the National Museum of Belarusian History and culture. http://www.worldtravelguide.net/data/blr/blr.asp

OAS_sitepage = URL + '/Europe/Belarus/Overview'; document.write('Research Belarus hotels at TripAdvisor'); Contact Addresses Overview General Information Passport/Visa ... Belarus Belarus Overview Belarus is bordered by Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine and the Russian Federation. The country is covered largely by forests and lakes, is rich in wildlife and crossed by major rivers such as the Dnieper. Minsk, the capital of Belarus, was first mentioned in 1067, but little of the old city survives except a few 17th-century buildings. Modern Minsk is symmetrically designed with wide embankments flanking the Svisloch River. The cultural scene is very diverse with the Belarusian Ballet and museums such as the National Museum of Belarusian History and Culture. The suburb of Troitskoye Predmestye gives an insight into the way Minsk once looked; 19th-century houses with colourful façades line the streets. When visiting the city of Brest, a tour of the Brest Fortress, used to repel the German forces during World War II, is recommended. Local dishes worth trying are dracheny , a tasty potato dish with mushrooms, and draniki which is served with pickled berries. A favourite drink is

86. Baltic Sea States - Belarus Swedish club in Minsk, belarus, dedicated to Swedish culture and language. Association to augment belarusian culture worldwide. http://bibl.sh.se/baltic/country.asp?l=2

87. ABM -- Belarusian Culture           culture. Return to A belarus Miscellany Topic List See also belarus Emigre Literature Downloadable copies of novels in belarusian (Word for Windows http://www.belarus-misc.org/bel-kult.htm

This File Last Updated: 2002/06/28 Culture Return to A Belarus Miscellany Topic List Search the A Belarus Miscellany Web site Background Architecture, Art, Literature, Museums, Music, Painting, Planetariums, etc. UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Belarus 2002: Current total sites worldwide, 730 Mir Castle Complex (year added: 2000) Beloveshskaya Pushcha/Bialowieza Forest (joint Belarus/Polish site year added: 1992) See also Links to Commercial Sources for Books, CD-ROMs, etc. The best resource on the Internet for downloadable and Web-based Belarusian-language books and other documents Belaruskaya Palichka For Dramatic Theater , see section Theater Arts For Film (Movie) Information , see section Movies (Film) Also see section Books in English about Belarus or by Belarusians Also see section Music of Belarus traditional, religious, rock 'n roll, spoken word, (narodni) kazki , etc. Go to Downloadable (Belarusian) Music on the Internet Also see section Belarusian Film (Movies) (Not much information here, as yet.) See also section Personal Web Pages of Belarusians; some pages have cultural information and/or links to it.

88. LLRX -- The Belarus Legal System She is a graduate of the Belarusian University of culture. She is a reference librarian and also a bibliographer. Published February 1, 2002. Introduction http://www.llrx.com/features/belarus.htm

Navigation Advanced Search Law Pro Links LLRX Buzz LLRX Top 10 Meta Links Newstand Resource Centers - Document Delivery - Comparative and Foreign Law - International Law - Intranets/Knowledge Management - Marketing - Search Engines The Belarus Legal System By Tatyana Khodosevich Tatyana Khodosevich is the director of the International Law Library in Minsk, Belarus. She is a graduate of the Belarusian University of Culture. She is a reference librarian and also a bibliographer. Published February 1, 2002 Introduction The Republic of Belarus is a unitary state in Eastern Europe. It became independent after the liquidation of the USSR in 1991. The Constitution was adopted in March 15, 1994. In November 1996, the presidential variant of the new edition of the Constitution providing essential expansion of powers of the chief of state was accepted. The form of government in Belarus is the superpresidential republic. The head of state is the President of the Republic. He is elected to the office for five years. The Government The legislative branch belongs to a bicameral Parliament - Natsionalnoye Sobranie of the Republic of Belarus . It consists of the Chamber of the Representatives (Palata Predstaviteley) and the Council of Republic (Sovet Respubliki) . The Chamber of the Representatives accounts 110 deputies elected by direct general ballot vote. The Council of Republic is a chamber of territorial representation. The term of powers of the parliament is 4 years. The legislative process in Belarus reflects the ideas of "rationalized parliamentarizm", borrowed from the Constitution of France of 1958. The right of the legislative initiative belongs to the President and the Parliament.

89. RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY of 16 Polish cultural centers and two Polishlanguage schools in belarus a hater of the belarusian language and non-Sovietized belarusian culture. http://www.rferl.org/newsline/5-not.asp

Top News I RFE/RL Newsline I Features I Reports I Specials I RFE/RL Experts Subscribe I Listen I RFE/RL Languages I About RFE/RL I Search I Site Map I Homepage News by Country Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bashkortostan (Russia) Belarus Bosnia-Herzegovina Georgia Iran Iraq Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Moldova North Caucasus (Russia) Romania Russia Serbia and Montenegro Tajikistan Tatarstan (Russia) Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan News by Language Afghan [Dari] Afghan [Pashto] Afghan [English] Albanian Arabic [Radio Free Iraq] Armenian Armenian [English] Azerbaijani Belarusian Estonian Georgian Kazakh Kyrgyz Latvian Lithuanian Macedonian Romanian Persian Persian [English] Russian Slovak South Slavic [Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian] Tajik Tatar-Bashkir Ukrainian Uzbek Friday, 16 September 2005 Volume 9 Number 176 RFE/RL Newsline Print Version E-mail this page to a friend previous issue End Note IS THERE LIFE OUTSIDE THE EU FOR WESTERN BALKANS? By Patrick Moore Signs are growing that the EU and some western Balkan countries are losing their attraction for each other. This could prove a blessing in disguise if the Balkan states take advantage of the opportunity to challenge old dogmas and explore new alternatives. One truism of postcommunist Europe is that all the countries of Eastern Europe and the Balkans will sooner or later join the EU and NATO. This has proven valid for much of the region, but not for what has become known as the western Balkans, namely Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosova, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia.

90. AllRefer.com - Belarus - Language, Religion, And Culture - Language | Belarusian allRefer Reference provides detailed information on this topic. Browse through this article and follow related links for complete research. http://reference.allrefer.com/country-guide-study/belarus/belarus29.html

You are here allRefer Reference Belarus History ... Belarus Belarus LANGUAGE, RELIGION, AND CULTURE Language Figure 7. Belarusian Language in the Family of Slavic Languages "Language is not only a means of communication, but also the soul of a nation, the foundation and the most important part of its culture." So begins the January 1990 Law About Languages in the Belorussian SSR, which made Belarusian the sole official language of the republic. The Belarusian language is an East Slavic tongue closely related to Russian and Ukrainian, with many loanwords from Polish (a West Slavic language) and more recently from Russian (see fig. 7 ). The standard literary language, first codified in 1918, is based on the dialect spoken in the central part of the country and is written in the Cyrillic alphabet (see Glossary). Under Polish influence, a parallel Latin alphabet ( lacinka ) was used by some writers in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and is still used today by some Roman Catholics in Belarus and abroad. One early proponent of the Belorussian language, poet Frantsishak Bahushyevich (1840-1900), the father of modern Belorussian literature and a participant in the 1863 uprising, was inspired by the fact that many 200- and 300-year-old documents written in Belorussian could be read and understood easily in modern times. The theme of the native language as a repository of national identity and an expression of aspiration to nationhood has been the leitmotif of Belorussian literature and polemics beginning in the late nineteenth century.

91. Asian Art, Asian Culture belarus. Living in belarus. Art and culture . belarusian State University ( BSU ) . belarussian Art Gallery . culture, Arts and Museums of belarus. http://www.zeroland.co.nz/ind12_art_index.html

Film Music Literature Philosophy ... Store Asian Art, Artists and Culture . The Arts of the Orient A web directory of Chinese, Central Asian and South-East Asian Art Web www.zeroland.co.nz A - G H - L M - R S - W ... Vietnam See also below: Art Periods, Art Movements Architecture Art History Artists Index ... Sculpture, Sculptors Asian Art and Culture . A Web Index General Asian Art Directories Arts of Asia An ezine on Asian arts. Published in Hong Kong since 1971 Arts of Asia has featured thousands of informative and educational articles on Asian art, culture and antiques! Search their back issues. Asia Art Archive. The Asia Art Archive (AAA) is the first ever non-profit research centre in Hong Kong dedicated to documenting the recent history of visual art from the region within an international context. To ensure continued support for and promote understanding of contemporary Asian art, the Archive believes that it is of the utmost importance to acquire, collate and catalogue material in this area and make its holdings easily accessible. Asia-Europe Culture Exchange. CulturE-ASEF is an information system in the Internet. It aims to support the cultural exchange between Asia and Europe by guiding interested parties to helpfulwebsites. A joint project with the Department for Cultural Exchange of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF). ... Virtual Art Gallery. Buddhist Images. AFGHANISTAN, ART AND CULTURE See also: Afghanistan Amnesty International publications on Afghanistan and the Taliban.

92. Culture Intro Since the development of Belarusian culture was suppressed by Polish and Russian ones for the last 400 years it is still very close to ancient Eastern http://www.belarusguide.com/culture1/Culture_Intro.html

Belarusian Culture Dear friends! Since the development of Belarusian culture was suppressed by Polish and Russian ones for the last 400 years it is still very close to ancient Eastern Slavic tradition. A person knowing Belarusian language can understand Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Serbian and Bulgarian. It is through the ties with Serbia, Czech, Italy, Poland and Germany the European culture was entering Belarus resulting in unique Renaissance époque in XVI c. Belarus was always an El Dorado for all sorts of ethnographic expeditions. Especially famous is Paliessie - a swampy region shared along the south border with Ukraine. (Click here to hear a folk song from Palesse region(500K)) You can still find there thousand year old tales, songs and even customs. Overall, despite of the soviet direction on the "grinding off" the differences between nationalities Belarus succeeded in preserving its folk traditions. Trough all these centuries of foreign cultural domination Belarusan tradition was living in the country side. The most hard blow was done on language. Many of contemporary Belarusians do not speak

93. The Museum Of Ancient Belarusian Culture The Museum of Ancient Belarusian culture has opened doors on May 15, 1979, when solemnly was marked the 50th Anniversary of the National Academy of http://www.ac.by/organizations/museums/belmuseum.html

THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF BELARUS The Museum of Ancient Belarusian Culture The Museum of Ancient Belarusian Culture has opened doors on May 15, 1979, when solemnly was marked the 50-th Anniversary of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Attached to the K.Krapiva Institute of Study of Arts, Ethnography and Folklore . The main purpose of the Museum is to create an experimental base for further development of many branches of a historical science history of arts, handicrafts, ethnography, esthetics. The main peculiarity of the Museum consits in complex approach to history of culture, in aspiration to reflect multilateral displays of the creative genius of the Belarusian people. There are following field of its activities: the studies of ancient Belarusian arts and the acquisition of collections of icon-painting, sculpture, arts and crafts, archaeology, folk arts, "Chernobyl zone" etc. Head: Prof. Viktor F. SHMATOV, tel.: Chief Curator: Mr. Aleksandr A. YAROSHEVICH, tel.: Mailing Address: 1 Surganava Street, Build.2, Minsk BY-220072, Republic of Belarus

94. Belarusian On-line Exhibition: Art, Painting, Sculpture, Gobelin,Belarusian Cult Go to Business Economics section of WWW belarus . . BRAMA Gallery; The Gallery BRAMA Start Server WWW belarus Guide Start FAQ Start Mail http://www.belarus.net/artgalle.htm

Go to "Business&Economics" section of  WWW Belarus "BRAMA" - Gallery The Gallery "BRAMA" (Byelorussian for "GATES") has been open to the movement of the Belarusian Art into the World Art into Belarus since 1991. BRAMA - is an author's non-commercial conceptual gallery, i.e. each exhibition has a form and content idea in the channe of the general conception of the gallery, which is based on the interaction of the easel and decorative arts. BRAMA forms a collection as fase of home (and as far as possible of world) plastic art of different kinds and genres of the end of the XX century (and if it is lucky of the begining of the XXl century). Vladimir Schelkun an artist "Not man, but his relations with the world, Not events, but associations evoked by them are his motives for creativity" - (L.Finkelstein, art critic). SLAVA ZAKHARINSKY - painting - FEDERICO FELLINI: - " ... this is really something resembling a dream, a pleasant one, but demanding publicity, shameful, when being explaned and sacinating untill it, remains a puzzle" Vadimir SOROKA an architector and artist, founder of

95. Belarusian Culture Belarusian culture of the Eleventh Twelfth centuries is characterised by a number of In the 1920s 1930s, Belarusian culture was developed in Western http://archives.gov.by/ekultz/eSpravkult.htm

Belarusian Culture List of fonds Historical Background. Culture is here defined as the whole complex of knowledge, belief, art, morals, customs and other skills and habits acquired by individuals as members of society. In particular, the culture of Belarus is noted for the diversity of its forms and the depth of its content. Belarus has a rich history and has always been considered an "open" society, since it has always enjoyed a close interaction with the neighbouring Slav nations and with other European traditions and cultures. A rich heritage of folk art and creativity lies at the heart of Belarusian culture. It was Belarusian culture of The period It was during the transition from the Middle Ages to the New Time ( the 16th - first half of the 17th centuries ) that the specifically Belarusian example of Renaissance culture appeared. The modern Belarusian language, literature, the theatrical, musical and other arts were intensively developed. In architecture, the Renaissance style became widespread, alongside the Gothic.Printing played an important role in the development of the Renaissance in Belarus, a part of the upheaval in Belarusian culture. The founder of the Belarusian (and the whole Eastern Slavonic) book printing was the enlightener and humanist, Fransisk Skorina. From the end of the Sixteenth Century , as a result of the Union of Liublin of 1569, the enforced dissemination of Polish culture had a very strong affect on Belarus. Belarusian nobility, the town administration officials, schools and the press - all became subject to the Polish influence. However, Belarusian remained the official language in the management of state records until the end of the Seventeenth Century. But

96. Belarusian Review :: Belarusians Abroad Belarusians of Estonia staged in March a Week of Belarusian culture. 07.08.2004, 15th anniversary of the Belarusian culture Society of Lithuania http://www.belreview.cz/rubriques/9.html

home archive search downloads ... contacts Belarusians Abroad Lavon Volski Performed in the United States Belarusian rock-and-roll musician Lavon Volski, the leader of the group, NRM and organizer of the musical project KRAMAMBULA, staged a concert for the Belarusian-American diaspora in the state of Delaware. Other Events in Europe Let Us Act in Defense of the Weekly Niva In September 2004 the public prosecutor in the city of Bialystok(Bielastok) in Poland accused the Program Council of the Belarusian weekly Niva of violating several bookkeeping laws, specifically in improperly spending some of the state subsidy for publishing activity. Antwerp, Belgium - September 4, 2004 A congress of the "last-wave" of Belarusian political refugees set up a BELARUSIAN UNION, a coordinating body for Belarusian political refugees in Europe. 26th Convention of Belarusans of North America This traditional biennial event took place over Labor Day, September 4-6, 2004 in Canada, in the cosmopolitan metropolis of Toronto. It was hosted by the local branch of the Belarusan Canadian Alliance, led by its President Nadzia Drobina. She was assisted in a variety of tasks by an able team, consisting mainly of the more recent arrivals to Canada. Most of the attendees were from the Midwest and East of Canada and the United States, with some coming from as far as California, Texas and British Columbia, with few guests from Belarus. Events in Prague, Czech Republic

97. Embassy Of The Republic Of Belarus In The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And No CULTURAL HUMANITARIAN SECTION CINEMA Cinema. Filmmaking in belarus started in 1924 when the State Administration on Matters of Cinematography and http://belembassy.org/uk/cinema.html

EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND Cinema Film-making in Belarus started in 1924 when the State Administration on Matters of Cinematography and Photography (Belgoskino) was organized. In 1928 in Leningrad the "Soviet Belarus" studio of picture films was founded, since 1939 it worked in Minsk, since 1946 under the name of "Belarusfilm". Considerable successes of Belarusian picture and documentary cinematography are connected with development of the topics of the Great Patriotic War to which the following films were dedicated: "Konstantin Zaslonov" (producers V. Korsh-Sablin, A. Feinzimmer; State Prize of the USSR of 1950), "Clock Stopped Midnight" (producer N. Figurovsky), "Through the Cemetery" (producer V. Turov), "Alpine Ballad" (producer B. Stepanov), etc. An important place was taken by films dedicated to historical past: "Red Leaves" (producer V. Korsh-Sablin), "Moscow - Genoa" (producers V. Korsh-Sablin, P. Armand, A. Spesh-nev; State Prize of Belarus of 1967), "I, Frantsisk Skorina" (producer B. Stepanov). In films about modern times, the Belarusian film-makers aimed at showing complex processes of public life, raised moral and ethical problems: "Happiness Should be Protected" (producer I. Shulman), "Our Neighbours" (producer S. Sploshnov), "Time-Table for the Day After Tomorrow" (producer I. Dobrolyubov). Literary works were pictured, films for children were shot. From the end of the 1980s Belarusian film-makers aim to more deeply interpret the historical past and complex processes of modernity, and it found its reflection in films "White Dews" (producer I. Dobrolyubov), "Our Armored Train" and "'Political Bureau' Co-Operative" (producer M. Ptashuk), "I'll Give Them Their Due" (producers B. Stepanov, M. Kasymova, B. Shadursky), etc.

98. Belarusian Culture Here one may find various resources relating to Belarusian culture. These include audio recordings and transcriptions of statements made by native http://www.vitba.org/culture/culture.html

Belarusian Culture Here one may find various resources relating to Belarusian culture. These include audio recordings and transcriptions of statements made by native Belarusian speakers. Also, I hope to add a detailed map of Belarus, along with an exhaustive gazetteer. Transcriptions Audio Recordings Maps Gazetteer Oral tradition of the 5th Brigade

99. The National State Teleradiocomany 16.40 “In the World of Belarusian culture”. 17.00 Daily News Review . 17.20 “Internet.by”. 17.40 “Ministry of Foreign Affaires Informs”. http://www.tvr.by/eng/progrb.asp

RUS BEL www.tvr.by Radio ... Radio Station "Belarus"  » Internetcast Schedule 1st Channel Live RADIO Information broadcasting Programs ... Sunday (Local time) Monday, 19 September "News from Belarus". “Press Club”. “Music for All”. Break. "Daily News Review". “Music Store. (DX-club). "Motley World". "Daily News Review". “Press Club”. “Music Gallery”. "Daily News Review". "Agriculture in Belarus". “Belarus - Europe”. "Daily News Review". "Hits of the Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk". "News from Belarus". “Music Store (DX-club)”. “Music for All”. "Daily News Review". “Music Store (DX-club)”. "Motley World". "Daily News Review". “Press Club”. “Music Gallery”. "Daily News Review". "Agriculture in Belarus". “Belarus - Europe”. "Daily News Review". "Hits of the Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk". "News from Belarus". “Music Store" (DX-club). “Music for All”. "Daily News Review". “Music Store" (DX-club). "Motley World". "Daily News Review". “Press Club”. “Music Gallery”. Break. "Daily News Review". “International Review”. “Made in Belarus”. "Daily News Review".

100. The National State Teleradiocomany Belarusian Radio s culture Channel was started on Jan. 1, 2002 with the concept to popularize national and world culture. culture Channel s today means http://www.tvr.by/eng/radiokl.asp

RUS BEL www.tvr.by Radio  » Channel "Culture" 1st Channel Live RADIO Information broadcasting Programs ... Programs Belarusian Radio's Culture Channel was started on Jan. 1, 2002 with the concept to popularize national and world culture. Culture Channel's today means: - Classical radio productions and modern recitals in a live format; - Discussions and interactive shows; - Reporter's endeavors and elite author's programs; - Academic music and best samples of stagework; - Dedication programs and brain quizzes. Finding your way around the program list is no-brainer. Every weekday, the broadcasting hours include 3 6-hour sections whose content is intuitively derived from their titles: "Debut", "Impreza", "Benefit". Our weekend choices are ideal for relaxation. On Saturdays, we talk about the theater life of the country. We devote Sundays to family. If you earnestly are like music and literature and interested in history and today's cultural developments, tune in to Culture Radio at 1125 KHz , or 70,4 MHz

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