VITEBSK, 17 July (BelTA) – The friendship of the Russian and Belarusian peoples, the common roots and traditions create the spiritual basis of the Slavonic Bazaar Festival in Vitebsk, Boris Gryzlov, Chairman of the Belarus-Russia Parliamentary Assembly, Chairman of the State Duma of Russia, noted in his address to the Vitebsk festival. Boris Gryzlov underscored that the festival has become one of the biggest projects of the Belarus-Russia Union State. The Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk will...

VITEBSK, 16 July (BelTA) – Maria from Romania won the Grand Prix of the 7th international junior song contest Vitebsk 2009, BelTA has learnt. Apart from a special prize and diploma, the winner gets $5,000. The first prize ($3,000) and a diploma were presented to Andranik Aleksanyan (Ukraine). The second prize ($2,000) went to Maria Novik (Belarus). The third prize was shared by Kamile (Lithuania) and Anel Karshygaeva (Kazakhstan). The special prizes of the Union State were presented...

VITEBSK, 16 July (BelTA) – The 18th international festival of arts Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk is coming to an end. A solemn closing ceremony of the festival will be held in the late evening on July 16. Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian and Moldovan famous pop singers and bands including Iosif Kobzon, Anzhelika Agurbash, Irina Dorofeeva, Kim Breitburg, Diana Gurtskaya, Boris Moiseev and Nadezhda Kadysheva will take part in the solemn closing ceremony of the Vitebsk festival. Grand-Prix...

VITEBSK, 15 July (BelTA) – The Belarusian participants of the junior song contest held at the Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk excellently represented the Belarusian traditions of musical art, First Deputy Culture Minister of Belarus Vladimir Rylatko told a press conference on 15 July. He praised the brilliant performance of Andrei Kolosov who was second at the international pop song contest Vitebsk 2009. “We are also glad about the performance of the participant from Russia. By the way, he...

VITEBSK, 15 July (BelTA) – The Day of Belarus will be held within the framework of the 18th international festival of arts Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk on 15 July. A press conference with the participation of famous men of arts of the country will open the Days. The Belarusian state choreographic dance group “Khoroshki” will perform in Vitebsk on 15 July. On 15 July, the panel jury of the children musical contest Vitebsk 2009 will choose winners. However, officially their names will...

VITEBSK, 13 July (BelTA) – “All the participants of the Vitebsk-2009 song contest showed high singing skills,” Belarusian Culture Minister Pavel Latushko told BelTA. “The tough competition highlighted the outstanding singing skills of the participants. It is nice that the natives of Belarus showed good vocality skills,” said the Minister. He also mentioned the strong Gomel song school. Russia’s Dmitry Danilenko, the Grand Prix winner, and Belarusian Andrei Kolosov, the Second...