The Day of the Union State will be held on July 16 at the "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk"
The Union State Day will begin with a flower-laying ceremony at the Eternal Flame of the memorial complex in honor of the Soviet soldiers-liberators, partisans and underground fighters of the Vitebsk region. This will be followed by a conference of the international union of public associations "Russian-Belarusian Youth Union".
The Vitebsk Art Museum will host exhibitions "Golden Khokhloma - the Soul of Russia" and "Torzhok Gold Embroidery".
A round table "Slavianski Bazaar - 30 Years. Successes and Prospects" will be organized, with invitations extended to the Minister of Culture of Belarus Anatoly Markevich, the Minister of Information of Belarus Vladimir Pertsov, the Chairman of the Council of the Special Fund of the President of Belarus for the Support of Talented Youth and Rector of the Belarusian State Academy of Music Ekaterina Dulova, the Principal Conductor of the Presidential Orchestra of the Republic of Belarus Vitaly Kulbakov, the Director of the "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" Arts Festival Gleb Lapitsky, and the Director of the Center for the Dissemination of Historical and Cultural Heritage of Slavic Peoples "Druzia - Siabry" Vladimir Mamontov.
The Union State Day at "Slavianski Bazaar" will conclude with a gala concert in the Summer Amphitheater, featuring Larisa Dolina, Diana Gurtskaya, the M.E. Pyatnitsky State Academic Russian Folk Choir, the Sretensky Monastery Choir, the G.I. Tsitovich National Academic Folk Choir of the Republic of Belarus, and the "Vsekhsvyatsky" Men's Choir of the Church of All Saints Memorial in Minsk.