Minsk Is The Capital Of Belarus

Minsk is the capital of Belarus. It is the largest transport hub, political, economic, cultural and scientific centre. The headquarters of Commonwealth of Independent States is also located in Minsk. Minsk is the ninth largest populated city in Europe and the third in the EEU. The city is situated n

The climate is moderately continental with the significant influence of Atlantic sea air. The summer is usually warm but not hot. The winter is mild with frequent thaws.

Minsk is the largest economic centre of Belarus. The city produces 18,8% of industrial products of the whole country. Minsk is the location of the following largest assembling plants: Minsk Tractor Works MTZ, which is the manufacturer of wheeled tractors holding about 8-10% of the global market; Min

The city has also a number of enterprises for the producing of components (the engine, spring and gear-wheel plants, etc.), the carriage-repair plant, the motorcycle and bicycle plant, the Luch watch factory, Belarusian Optical & Mechanical Association (BelOMO), the 407-th Aircraft Repair Plant and

Food industry is represented by Minsk Wine and Vodka Plant Kristall, Krynitsia Brewery (brands Krynica, Alexandria, Kult and Katenberg) and Olivariya Brewery, Kommunarka and Slodych confectionery factories, several bread-baking plants, dairy plants, cold storage facilities and the meat processing pl

There are 23 state-owned institutions (including the Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus, the Belarusian State Economics University, Belarusian State University, Belarusian State Pedagogical University, Belarusian National Technical University

The city has more than 200 secondary schools, more than 25 gymnasiums, 33 specialized educational institutions, as well as several lyceums. In the 2012/13 academic year, there were 160.7 thousand people in 273 institutions of secondary education, in 44 institutions of secondary special education – 3

Formerly this suburb was the largest one in Minsk. Despite the fact that it was separated by the river from the old part of the city, the existence of several bridges allowed in ancient times to begin development of the area. There are several hypotheses about the origin of the name "Trinity Hill".

In XVI - XVII centuries that place was one of two pottery centers in Minsk for tile production. Tile shards, fragments of dies - molds for pressing the pattern was found here. The suburb was inhabited by people of the middle class - craftsmen, traders, farmers, military. The famous Belarusian poet M

At the end of XIX – beginning of XX centuries, this area stood apart with motley caste composition of the population (peasants, workers, traders, officials of lower ranks, small landowners) and quite a contrast appearance. In 1930-1960s some of the facilities in the suburbs were destroyed. Houses an

A small humpbacked bridge, thrown across the Svisloch, leads to an artificial island - the memorial complex "To sons of the Fatherland, who died outside it". In Syria, Angola, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Ethiopia, Somalia, Cuba 789 soldiers and officers from Belarus were lost. But Minsk people perceive a

32 thousand natives of Belarus were serving in Afghanistan as part of a "limited contingent". 771 Belarusian soldiers died in Afghanistan.12 soldiers went for a burton. About 2,000 former "Afghans" died of wounds and diseases after they returned home, many of them committed suicide. 785 Belarusians

The memorial is unusually flexible, full of artistic ideas and symbols. There is a church-monument in the centre of the memorial. The first memorial on the island - a boulder with a bronze icon of the Mother of God - was established here in 1988 as a foundation stone. The monument to lost soldiers i

The most distinctive element of the memorial - a sculpture of a crying angel. The angel is crying because he was unable to fulfill its mission – to protect the soldiers from their death. At the water's edge there are boulders with names of Afghan provinces, where Soviet troops fought. Stela with cam

The Opera House is located in one of the most attractive parts of Minsk. This is city center - and at the same time quiet, cozy area with lots of greenery. Here are located the embassies of the building. Here is the most beautiful granite embankment of the Svisloch - the main river of the city. Nati

The history of the theater begins in the 20-ies on the stage of the first State Drama Theatre, who had in his composition of the opera soloists, choir and ballet group and a small symphony orchestra. There musical and drama performances, parts of operas and ballets were staged, folk music was played

One of its main tasks of Opera and Ballet Theatre of Belarus considered the establishment of a national repertoire. On March 10, 1939 premiere of the Belarusian composer Eugeny Tikotsky "Mіhas Padgorny" marked the opening of their own theater building on Trinity Hill, built by the famous architect J

During the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) Belarus was occupied by Nazi troops, the capital was subjected to the most severe bombardments and was turned into ruins. Many actors of the theater went to the front or have joined the partisan movement, lots of them created front concert brigade and perfo

Immediately after the liberation of the capital the staff returned to Minsk and in December 1944 opened the season with premiere of the opera "Alesya" of E.Tikotsky. This event marked the revival of the National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Belarus. After the repair and reconstruction of damaged by b

On the 8th of March 2009 the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko took part in the opening ceremony of the theatre after reconstruction.

At present time new opera and ballet performances are prepared in the renovated theatre building.

On the 12th of May 2010 Metropolian of Minsk and Slutsk, Patriarchal Exarch of all Belarus Philaret blessed the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus.

In recent years, the theatre staff visited more than 30 world countries. There will be probably few countries on the cap where at least once the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus hasn’t performed: from Portugal and Spain to Japan and China, from Norway and