Milestones in History
Naroch operation: how Russians and Belarusians saved France from the Germans
On the territory of Belarus numerous burials of the times of the First World War have been preserved, the centenary of which the world celebrates these days
12.11.2018
Unique and unforgotten: the past and the present of the Lubchansky castle
On the left bank of the Neman River, surrounded on three sides by moats, stands the majestic monument of architecture of the XVI century - the Lubchansky Castle. This landmark building for Grodno combines the features of two architectural styles - Gothic and Renaissance.
07.11.2018
Carry your cross to the end
On October 28, Orthodox churches in Belarus and Russia honor the memory of twenty-three new martyrs of the Minsk Diocese - clergymen who were shot in Stalin's dungeons and tortured to prison
27.10.2018
The death of the empire: consolation from heaven
Not all miraculous icons of the Mother of God were revealed to believers in times long gone. Some images of the Blessed Virgin Mary, revered by the Orthodox Church, entered the life of millions of people from Russia and Belarus already in the era of the modern history of our society, riven by doubts bordering on unbelief
27.09.2018
Returning names to heroes: search engines near Rzhev are looking for the remains of Soviet soldiers who died during the war
To take part in the expedition, volunteers travel from all over the former Soviet Union
19.09.2018
Serpukhov and Slutsk: "red" churches, weavers and princes
If we compare these two sister cities-one in Moscow and the other in the Minsk region-then it may feel that they have become related a long time ago. And they followed similar historic ways, having assigned (to a certain extent) responsibility for the fate of the Fatherland, be it Russia or Belarus. The current tourist who decided to visit Serpukhov or Slutsk, much reminds of the times when these cities played a significant role in the conscious choice by our ancestors of Orthodoxy, nationality, original culture
29.08.2018
Water, salt and willow vines
In August, 60 years old, the Belarusian city of Salihorsk, was one of the founders of which was the famous hydrogeologist, Academician Gerasim Bogomolov. The son of the scientist, the chairman of the Russian Union of hydrogeologists Rosgidrogeo Yury Bogomolov told us about it
29.08.2018
"Guerrillas tear the ways - neither to pass nor to pass"
In the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus there is a documentary exhibition "Mine" Concert "for the occupiers". It is dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the "Rail War" - a major partisan operation, which was conducted from August 3 to September 15 in the occupied territory of the BSSR, the RSFSR and partially the Ukrainian SSR
22.08.2018
How "the lightest" became a saint
On August 24, the Orthodox world celebrates the day of memory of the great Belarusian saint - the Reverend Prince Fyodor Ostrozhsky. The contribution of this person to the cause of the formation and enlightenment of Orthodox Belarus is invaluable and timeless
16.08.2018
"That's what destiny ordered"
An elderly couple from Great Britain sets up monuments to Holocaust victims in Belarus
15.08.2018
Gruzdov icon - shrine of White Russia
From ancient times our ancestors called July "the crown of the summer". In the midst of the suffering, they prayed in their own words: "Bless the crown of the summer of Thy mercy, Lord." Do not forget the pious peasants and bow to the nearby shrines, which were necessarily in every locality. There is such an ancient relic in the small village of Gruzdovo, Molodechno district, in the local church of the Deposition
15.07.2018
Budslavsky Festival: "Pilgrim" to the main Catholic shrine of Belarus
On July 1-2, festive events in honor of the miraculous Budslav icon of the Mother of God will be held in the Budslav agro-town, in Myadel district of the Minsk region
29.06.2018
Great enlightener from Turov
On June 17, on the day of the Orthodox celebration of the Council of Belarusian Saints, believers recall the ascetics who shone in White Russia during all the times of Christianity. Among them - one of the earliest Polissya saints, the heavenly patron of the city of Turov, St. Cyril of Turov
17.06.2018
The Way of the Cross of the Grodno Shrine
Vladimir Myrrh-streaming icon of the Mother of God - the main shrine of the Nativity-Bogoroditsky convent in Grodno - was glorified by the first miracles exactly 140 back
31.05.2018
"Our fallen as the sentinels"
Not far from the village of Krasnoe (Gomel region) three quarters of a century later, a mass grave of the prisoners of war of the Red Army shot by the Nazis was discovered
23.05.2018
In the arms of Dixieland
On April 30, musicians from around the world celebrated the International Jazz Day, established by UNESCO
04.05.2018
Holy icons of Chernobyl
For 32 years that have passed since the Chernobyl catastrophe, images associated with Chernobyl appeared in the works of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian and even German icon painters
04.05.2018
Yanka Mavr: "Chuyu the bizzo chalavecaga sertsa ..."
April 29 marks the 135th anniversary of the birth of a talented writer, a patriarch of Belarusian children's literature, the founder of Ivan Fedorov's adventure and scientific cognitive genre
27.04.2018
Endured to the end. Memory of Belarusian New Martyrs
The departing April was filled with great church festivities: the Bright Resurrection of Christ (Easter), the Red Hill, the feast of the Holy Myrrh-Bearers ... And in Belarus, during the April services, three more holy martyrs are remembered and especially revered: "In the year of ungodly persecution"
26.04.2018
Holy icons of Chernobyl
For 32 years that have passed since the Chernobyl catastrophe, images associated with Chernobyl appeared in the works of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian and even German icon painters
24.04.2018