The Frankfurt (Oder) City Hall has already begun preparations for the anniversary festival "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk".

May 5, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. The city administration of the German city of Frankfurt (Oder), Vitebsk's sister city, has already begun preparations for the jubilee XX International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" and has announced a competition among schoolchildren and students of Vitebsk for the best translation of a poem by the poet and prose writer Heinrich von Kleist, BELTA was informed by the Vitebsk City Executive Committee. By preliminary agreement, German Culture Days will be held for the first time at the international festival in 2011. It is noteworthy that the following year in Europe has been declared the Year of Heinrich von Kleist, a native of Frankfurt (Oder), who worked in the late 18th - early 19th centuries. Thus, the city administration of the sister city decided to draw attention to the work of their compatriot, to promote the development of cooperation in the field of culture and education between Vitebsk and Frankfurt (Oder). High school students and students studying German are invited to participate in the competition. The poem "An die Konigin Luise von Preussen" is presented for their creative reinterpretation, which must be translated into Russian. The prize for the winner will be a trip to the international youth camp "Eurocamp" in Frankfurt (Oder), and the second and third place winners will receive commemorative prizes. In July of this year, during the XIX International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar", the Vitebsk Center for Contemporary Art and the Lenin Regional Library will organize information exhibitions dedicated to the life and work of the great German writer Heinrich von Kleist. -0-