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A press tour for Russian journalists will kick off in Polotsk and Novopolotsk of Vitebsk Oblast on 11 December, BelTA learned from the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee. Taking part in the press tour, which will be running through 14 December, are about 100 representatives of Russian regional, federal and Union State media, experts and bloggers from Moscow, St Petersburg, Tambov, Bryansk, Belgorod, Tula, Smolensk, Pskov, Voronezh, Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Kaliningrad and other regions of...

A concert by Merited Artist of Russia Boris Berezovsky opened the 30th edition of the Ivan Sollertinsky International Music Festival at the Vitebsk Regional Philharmonic, BelTA has learned. The Russian musician is one of the world's most famous pianists, a "Steinway Artist". The pianist has a very busy schedule, but Ivan Sollertinsky's son Dmitry somehow managed to arrange the performance of the renowned musician in Vitebsk. The pianist performed music by Mily Balakirev, Nikolai...

The Grand Prix holder of the 31st International Festival of Modern Choreography (IFMC) was announced in Vitebsk on 25 November. The jury unanimously decided to give the main prize to students of the Central Academy of Drama from Beijing who presented their performance Adult Games at the festival, BelTA has learned. The first prize went to Rima Pipoyan's project Woman Before Taking A Decision (Yerevan, Armenia). The second prize went to three acts: Look by Tremors Dance Company...

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree No. 445 "On financing investment projects" to promote the social and economic development of Orsha District, Vitebsk Oblast, and implement investment projects on 16 November, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. In accordance with the document, in 2018-2020 OAO Belagroprombank will issue loans under the guarantees of the government to OAO Vitebskmyasomolprom to build a pig-breeding facility and loans to Orsha...

Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant has resumed stable operation, Chairman of the State Military Industrial Committee of Belarus Roman Golovchenko told the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned. According to him, the company definitely has a future. "The decision made by the president to turn the company into a state-run enterprise was fulfilled. By now Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant has been fully transferred into public ownership. Investment agreements with the previous investors were...

Modernization of the Vitebsk fur factory is a gift to the community ahead of the 7 November holiday, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he visited the enterprise on 2 November, BelTA has learned. The president, members of the government and other senior officials should show people what was achieved over the past year by 7 November, Alexander Lukashenko said. According to him, after the upgrade the Vitebsk fur factory has become an advanced enterprise, a gift to the community...