The Union State Day will be held today at the "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk"

July 11, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The Union State Day will be held today at the XVIII International Arts Festival "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk," the forum's directorate informed a BELTA correspondent. The youth movement "The Union State is US!" is organized by the Standing Committee of the Union State (US) in conjunction with the information partner, the publishing house "Belarusian Encyclopedia named after P. Brovka." It includes the "Colors of Friendship" children's asphalt drawing contest, the "Photo Chronicle of the Union State" exhibition, a blitz interview of the US State Secretary Pavel Borodin with children and his press conference, the "Pages of US History" quiz, a creative meeting of youth with the nominee for the US Prize in Literature and Art for 2009-2010, writer Nikolai Cherginets, and other events. The second day of "Slavianski Bazaar" will be rich in other events as well. Thus, in the festival's international press center, journalists will meet with masters of arts from Ukraine. Then, the festive whirlwind will be joined by exhibitions of works from the international plein air painting sessions "Mark Rothko. 2005-2008" and photos by photojournalists from Daugavpils (Latvia) newspapers. A creative evening with Yevgeny Yevtushenko will take place in the "Vitebsk" concert hall, and the first competitive concert of pop singers "Vitebsk-2009" will be held on the stage of the Summer Amphitheater. The series of festival events on July 11 will conclude with a late-night solo concert "Encore" by the favorite of the Vitebsk audience, Philipp Kirkorov. -0-