Belarusian writers congratulate Polotsk on its anniversary

May 25, Polotsk / Diana Kurilo – BELTA /. Belarusian writers congratulate Polotsk on its anniversary. A literary and musical lounge has opened on the concert stage near the monument to the Belarusian book printer Simeon Polotsky, BELTA correspondent reports. The lounge always opens its doors during the celebration of Polotsk City Day, with poems and songs about the city being performed. But this year there is a very special occasion: the 1150th anniversary of the cradle of Belarusian statehood, special guests, and a very broad program for Polotsk residents and city guests. Polotsk has inspired and continues to inspire creativity, stir hearts and minds. And this is reflected in the poems of Polotsk poets, in their songs and congratulations. Representatives of the literary association "Nadvine" are taking part in the program. Poems about Polotsk by Nikolai Boldovsky, Tatyana Levkovich, Galina Zagurskaya, Alla Ivanova, Alexander Kiryushin, Vladimir Kuts, Vitaly Moskalov, and Larisa Mikhnovich will be the beginning of a literary ode to the jubilee. Representatives of the literary association "Polotskaya Vetv" will greet Polotsk residents and guests from the stage of the venue. Since its founding in 1989, the "Vetv" members have held numerous seminars, literary competitions, and written many poems, some of which are dedicated to their native Polotsk. Raisa Antonevich, Leonid Volkov, Elena Basikyrskaya, Anatoly Besperstykh, Petr Mager, Yulia Ponomarenko, Alexander Ratkevich, Ekaterina Sidarovich, and Anatoly Stepanov will read their works. Iosif Rogal, a member of the Union of Writers of Belarus, will read poems about Polotsk. Congratulations to Polotsk will also be delivered by members of the Vitebsk Regional Branch of the Union of Writers of Belarus: Tamara Krasnova-Gusachenko and Boris Beleženko. In the afternoon, the concert program "A Lamp Lit by God for the World" will be held on the same stage. It is dedicated to outstanding Polotsk residents and great figures of Belarusian history – Euphrosyne of Polotsk, Francysk Skaryna, and Simeon Polotsky. Inspired by their deeds and works, Galperovich, Grakhovsky, Gilevich, Pozdnyakov, and many, many others have dedicated poems to the figures of the Polotsk land. Their poems will be read by students of Polotsk State University and the spiritual lyrical song ensemble "Rodnik". Poets, representatives of the Vitebsk Regional Branch of the "Writers' Union," will perform as the concluding part of the concert program. -0-