Folk artisans from Russia and Ukraine will come to the city of masters at the "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk"

June 19, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Folk craft masters from Russia and Ukraine will come to the fair in the town of masters at the "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk," Ivan Lobatsky, director of the Vitebsk Regional Scientific and Methodological Center for Folk Art, informed at a press conference today. The town of masters will be located in the "Zadvine" folk crafts center. Vitebsk, Smolensk, Pskov artisans and guests from Bila Tserkva, Ukraine, will showcase their works here. About 150 applications have been received by the fair organizers. Folk ensembles from the Vitebsk region, as well as guests from China and Vietnam, will entertain the masters and guests of the town of masters. The regional competition of traditional Belarusian creativity - "malyavanak" - promises to be memorable. More than 40 contestants will take part in it. By decision of the Vitebsk City Executive Committee, all masters will be exempt from paying taxes. -0-