The white-red-white flag of Belarus
The flag of Belarus consists of three equal horizontal stripes: white, red and white. The flag was created in the early 20th century, however its symbolism dates back to the medieval history of the...
Category: History of Belarus
Pahonia, the coat of arms of Belarus
Pahonia (Пагоня in Belarusian and Pogoń in Polish, translated as “the chase” or “the pursuit”) is the state symbol of Belarus since the Middle Ages.
100th anniversary of the Sluck Defence: official address by President I. Survilla
My dear fellow Belarusians! One hundred years ago, the Belarusian people arose to defend their homeland from the invasion of the East. The Sluck brigade – ten thousand people under the flag of the...
KURAPATY – THE ROAD OF DEATH
On 3 June 1988, the newspaper Litaratura i mastactva published the article written by Zianon Paźniak titled Kurapaty, the road of death (Курапаты – дарога смерці). For the first time, the article told the...
Declaration of BNR Rada, 31 December 1947
Declaration adopted at the Session of the BNR Rada in Osterhofen (Germany), December 1947. At this Session, the BNR Rada has announced the resumption of its work after a four-year break due to World...
Members of the BNR Rada saved Jews during World War II, historian says
Historian Źmicier Drozd has penned an open letter to the official institutions of Israel, wherein he requests the posthumous recognition of Łarysa and Janka Hienijuš, Vasil Zacharka, Vasil Rusak, and Piotr Bokač as “Righteous...