On 6 July the Vitebsk Regional Scientific and Methodological Center of Folk Art launched a n exhibition "Do you happen to be from Vitebsk?..." dedicated to the poetics and poetry of Marc Chagall. It showcases painted carpets made by artists from Vitebsk Oblast and Minsk Oblast. The exhibition is timed to coincide with the 135th anniversary of the birth of Marc Chagall.

The baby boy was born in the Vitebsk Regional Maternity Hospital on 3 July. He is the seventh kid in the family of Yekaterina Frolova and Aleksei Builov. The baby and his mom received congratulations from representatives of the Belaya Rus public association and local deputies.

Victory Square became the centerstage of Independence Day celebrations in Vitebsk. The celebrations included a concert, the Let's Sing the Anthem Together event and spectacular fireworks.

As of June 30, the organizations of the peat industry of the association "Beltopgaz" produced 1 million tons of peat. By the beginning of the extraction season, peat enterprises approached with maximum readiness, which, along with weather conditions, makes it possible to achieve high rates. To date, the volume of production is 30% higher than the same indicator of the previous year. To meet the needs of the domestic economy and supplies to foreign markets, it is planned to...

Vitebsk region today joined the republican patriotic project "Roads of Courage and Fortitude", which started on June 20 and will end on the Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus. On the route of the information and educational action, 27 settlements were awarded the pennant "For courage and steadfastness during the Great Patriotic War." The main theme of the project is the historical truth about the war and our memory of those events. The event was attended by...