|
Belarusian State Philharmonic
The Belarusian State Philharmonic is a musical institution based in Minsk, Belarus. History The Belarusian State Philharmonic was founded on 25 April 1937. It featured a symphony orchestra, a Belarusian folk instruments ensemble, a dance ensemble, and a choir. A 930-seat concert hall on Yakub Kolas Square opened its doors in April 1963. In 2004–2005, the hall underwent renovation. Nowadays, the Philharmonic houses the Great Hall, with 688 seats, and the Small Hall named after R. Shirma, with 200 seats. On 13 August 2020, following the 2020 presidential election and the brutal crackdown during anti-government rallies by riot police, the Philharmonic employees joined the protests with posters ''My Voice Was Stolen'' and a performance of the iconic song '' Mighty God'' by Gregory Shirma Choir . The Philharmonic continued the protests by singing ''Kupalinka'', ''Pahonia'' by M. Bogdanovich, ''Break the Prison Walls'', and other songs around Minsk: on Yakub Kolas Square, in f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minsk, Belarus
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region (voblast) and Minsk District (raion). As of January 2021, its population was 2 million, making Minsk the 11th most populous city in Europe. Minsk is one of the administrative capitals of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). First documented in 1067, Minsk became the capital of the Principality of Minsk before being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1242. It received town privileges in 1499. From 1569, it was the capital of the Minsk Voivodeship, an administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was part of a region annexed by the Russian Empire in 1793, as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland. From 1919 to 1991, aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region (voblast) and Minsk District (raion). As of January 2021, its population was 2 million, making Minsk the 11th most populous city in Europe. Minsk is one of the administrative capitals of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). First documented in 1067, Minsk became the capital of the Principality of Minsk before being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1242. It received town privileges in 1499. From 1569, it was the capital of the Minsk Voivodeship, an administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was part of a region annexed by the Russian Empire in 1793, as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland. From 1919 to 1991, aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarusian Folk Dance
Belarusian folk dance ( be, Беларускі народны танец) is a Belarusian folk dance art, presented in the form of folk domestic or staged scenic dance.Churko Yu. M. A wreath of Belarusian dances.- Mn., 1978 .-- 88 p. - 5000 copies. - P. 88Ethnographic Belarusian Encyclopedia / ed. І. P. Shamyakin (chief editor). - Minsk: BelSE, 1989 The history of Belarus and efforts to preserve Belarusian traditions have shaped the dances in use today, which have many ancient and archaic elements.Aleksyutovich L. K. Belarusian folk dances, round dances, games. / Ed. M. Ya.Grinblat. - Minsk: Vysheyshaya shkola, 1978 .-- 528 p. - 5000 copies These dances started to form in the 14th century, and originated in East Slavic rites. In the middle of the 19th century, traditional folk dancing began to merge with quadrilles and polkas from Western Europe. The Belarusian folk dances are divided into three groups: illustrative, playful, and ornamental. Belarusian choreographer Larisa Aleksy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakub Kolas Square
The Yakub Kolas Square ( be, Плошча Якуба Коласа - ''Plošča Jakuba Kolasa'') is a square in Pershamayski District of Minsk, located on the crossing of Independence Avenue, Yakub Kolas street and Vera Khoruzhaya street. The square was named in honour of the folk poet and one of the founders of the classic Belarusian literature - Yakub Kolas. Description History Yakub Kolas square is located at the place of the historical village Kamarouka, which in turn gave name to the nearby Kamarou Flee Market. Initially the square bore the name "Kamarouskaya". In 1956 the square was named in honour of the folk poet and one of the founders of the classic Belarusian literature - Yakub Kolas. The monument to Yakub Kolas was opened November 3, 1972 celebrating the 90th anniversary of the birth of Yakub Kolas. Architectural ensemble The sculptures of Yakub Kolas and figures from his poems form the architectural centerpiece of the square. Lush greenery and fountains make this sq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Belarusian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Belarus on Sunday, 9 August 2020. Early voting began on 4 August and ran until 8 August. Incumbent Alexander Lukashenko was announced by the Central Election Commission (CEC) to have won a sixth term in office, crediting him with just over 80% of the vote. Lukashenko has won every presidential election since 1994, with all but the first being labelled by international monitors as neither free nor fair. Opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya claimed to have won a decisive first-round victory with at least 60% of the vote, and called on Lukashenko to start negotiations. Her campaign subsequently formed the Coordination Council to facilitate a transfer of power and stated that it was ready to organize "long-term protests" against the official results. All seven members of the Coordination Council Presidium were subsequently arrested or went into exile. All opposition candidates have filed appeals to the Central Election Commission call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahutny Boža (Almighty God)
"Mahutny Boža" (, translated as "Almighty God") is a famous Belarusian hymn, based on a poem by Natallia Arsiennieva and music by Mikola Ravienski. It was translated into English by Vera Rich. The hymn has given its name to a festival of ecclesiastical music in Mahilioŭ and became one of the protest songs during the 2020-21 Belarusian protests. History In 1947 composer Mikola Ravienski wrote music for the poem "Prayer" written by Natallia Arsiennieva four years earlier. Soon it became widely used by Belarusian communities in the UK, US, Canada and Australia. Since the late 1980s, the hymn has gained popularity in post-Soviet Belarus. In 1993 the Catholic Church in Belarus initiated a festival of ecclesiastical music in Mahilioŭ which was named after the hymn. In 1995 the hymn was proposed as one of the candidates for the national anthem of Belarus. However, the government of Alexander Lukashenka instead adopted the old anthem of Soviet Belarus with some variation to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Shirma Choir
Gregory may refer to: People and fictional characters * Gregory (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Gregory (surname), a surname Places Australia *Gregory, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Burke ** Electoral district of Gregory, Queensland, Australia *Gregory, Western Australia. United States *Gregory, South Dakota *Gregory, Tennessee *Gregory, Texas Outer space *Gregory (lunar crater) * Gregory (crater on Venus) Other uses * "Gregory" (''The Americans''), the third episode of the first season of the television series ''The Americans'' See also * Greg (other) * Greggory * Gregoire (other) * Gregor (other) * Gregores (other) * Gregorian (other) * Gregory County (other) * Gregory Highway, Queensland * Gregory National Park, Northern Territory * Gregory River in the Shire of Burke, Queensland * Justice Gregory (other) * Lake Gregory (other) Lake Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kupalinka
Kupalinka is a popular Belarusian song described as a “musical business card of Belarus”. Lyrics The song's lyrical heroine, the Kupala Night Maiden is “weeding a rose, piercing her white hands” and “plucking flowers, weaving wreaths, and shedding tears”. It is considered that the song has become “the national personification of Belarus as a country with a beautiful and sad woman’s face”. History Based on folk motives, it was set to music by Uladzimier Teraŭski, Belarusian composer, in 1921. Kupalinka was written as a part of a musical play titled “On Kupala Night” () produced by Belarusian poet Michaś Čarot, who poetically reframed the lyrics of the folk song. Kupalinka was performed by the main character Alesia. It was played by non-professional actress Aliaksandra Aliaksandrovič, with whom Čarot was in love and to whom he wanted to dedicate the song. The play was a great success and was performed about 400 times. During Stalin's purges of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pahonia (anthem)
Pahonia ( be, Пагоня – ''Pursuit'') is a Belarusian patriotic song based on the eponymous poem by Maksim Bahdanovič. Background The poem ''Pahonia'' by Maksim Bahdanovič was written in 1916 in Minsk. It was later translated into English by Vera Rich. During the interwar period, the youth of Western Belarus (at the time part of the Second Polish Republic) sang this poem to the tune of the French La Marseillaise, Marseillaise. The music was written by Belarusian composer and immigrant activist Mikalay Shchahlou-Kulikovich, who in the 1950s and 1960s released five musical albums in the United States which included his own compositions, covers of ethnic Belarusian songs, and songs to the works of various Belarusian poets. The song was originally meant to be sung a capella. Mikola Ravienski, and Vladimir Mulyavin also made covers of this song as well as other Belarusian musicians and bands. In the early 1990s, Shchahlou-Kulikovich’s version was considered as one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minsk Tractor Works
Minsk Tractor Works ( be, Мінскі трактарны завод, Minski traktarny zavod; russian: Минский тракторный завод; MTZ) is a Belarusian agricultural machinery manufacturer with headquarters in Minsk, Belarus. Minsk Tractor Works is one of the main tractor factories in the country. It is a part of the Minsk Tractor Works Industrial Association. In addition to the main plant in Minsk, the association includes a number of plants that produce parts and attachable tools for tractors and other vehicles produced by MTZ. History The plant was established on 29 May 1946. The first tractor, the MTZ-2 model, was manufactured on October 14, 1953. As of 2005, it had nearly 20,000 workers. The plant produces over 62 models of vehicles. Its main civil production has been four-wheeled tractors of model "MTZ", known as ''Belarus''. By 1995 the plant had manufactured 3,000,000 tractors. In 1999, it produced 58% of all tractors manufactured in the CIS. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komarovsky Market,
{{SIA, populated places in Russia ...
Komarovsky (russian: Комаровский; masculine), Komarovskaya (; feminine), or Komarovskoye (; neuter) is the name of several rural localities in Russia: * Komarovsky, Krasnoyarsk Krai, a settlement in Mokrushinsky Selsoviet of Kansky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai * Komarovsky, Orenburg Oblast, a settlement in Orenburg Oblast under the administrative jurisdiction of the closed administrative-territorial formation of the same name * Komarovskaya, a village in Verkhnetoyemsky Selsoviet of Verkhnetoyemsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsk Oblast (russian: Арха́нгельская о́бласть, ''Arkhangelskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic Ocean, Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarusian State Academy Of Music
The Belarusian State Academy of Music (''Беларуская дзяржаўная акадэмія музыкі'') is the primary music and higher education institution and research center of musicology, folklore, aesthetics, music pedagogy in Belarus, based in Minsk. Minsk had earlier had a conservatory, Minsk Conservatory. It was founded in 1932 and up to 1992 was known as the Belarusian State Conservatory. In 2000 the Belarusian Academy of Music was granted status as the leading institution of the national system of education in the field of musical art, alongside the Belarusian State Academy of Arts. Rectors * M. Kazakov (1932-1933) * J. Pris (1933-1934) * Konstantin Bogushevich (1934-1936) * Oscar Gantman (1937-1938) * Mikhail Berger (1938-1941) * Nikolai Aladov (1944-1948) * Anatoly Bogatyrev (1948-1962) * Vladimir Olovnikov (1962-1982) * Igor Luchenok (1982-1985) * Mikhail Kozinets (1985-2005) * Alexander Rashchupkin (2005-2010) * Ekaterina Dulova (2010-2022) * Elena Kura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
