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Belarusian culture is the product of a millennium of development under the impact of a number of diverse factors. These include the physical environment; the ethnographic background of Belarusians (the merger of Slavic newcomers with Baltic natives); the paganism of the early settlers and their hosts; Eastern Orthodox Christianity as a link to the Byzantine literary and cultural traditions ...
Belarus, [b] officially the Republic of Belarus, [c] is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) with a population of 9.1 million.
The cultural heritage of Belarus includes both material and immaterial assets (valuables), in accordance with the Law on Protection of Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Belarus (2006). [1] Material historical and cultural assets, movable and immovable, include (Article 13 [1]): Documentary monuments; Nature reserves;
Belarus accepted the convention on 12 October 1988, making its natural and historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2021, there are four World Heritage Sites in Belarus. [3] [4] The first site added to the list was the Białowieża Forest in 1992, representing an extension to the site previously listed in Poland in 1979. This ...
The National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Нацыянальны мастацкі музей Рэспублікі Беларусь, romanized: Nacyjanaĺny mastacki muziej Respubliki Bielaruś) is the largest art museum in Belarus and is located in its capital, Minsk. The museum comprises more than thirty thousands works ...
The architecture of Belarus spans a variety of historical periods and styles and reflects the complex history, geography, religion and identity of the country. Several buildings in Belarus have been designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in recognition of their cultural heritage, and others have been placed on the tentative list. [1]
Today Belarus is the rare ally of Russia in Europe, and a crucial one at that. In the opening days of the war, Moscow’s forces invaded Ukraine from Belarusian territory, launching a failed ...
The flag of the People's Republic of Belarus in 1918 and of the Republic of Belarus in 1991-1995 (from History of Belarus) Image 20 View of Novogrudok , by Napoleon Orda (from History of Belarus ) Image 21 Svetlana Alexievich was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature (from Culture of Belarus )