More than 580 schoolchildren from the Vitebsk region will take part in the "Train of Memory" youth marathon on April 24-26, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Soviet people's victory in the Great Patriotic War. This was reported by the regional committee of the NGO "Belarusian Republican Youth Union".

Over the past weekend, 29.1 thousand hectares of land planted with grain crops were harvested. 100 thousand tons of grain were threshed. The average yield is 36.2 centners per hectare.

Belarus's top athletes will compete for the A. Gorovets Cup at a classic parachuting tournament in Vitebsk from June 19-21, the Vitebsk Aeroclub reported.

Dear residents of the region! I sincerely congratulate you on the holiday of joy and love, the holiday of the Nativity of Christ! This is a solemn time for every family, a sign of the unity of parents and children, the approach of happiness that a person receives in response to his compassion, kindness, and love. The feast of the Nativity of God, like the light of the Christmas star, warms our hearts, brings us closer to the miracle with which the beginning of new life is associated.

This was reported during the final meeting of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Healthcare Department, with the participation of the Deputy Minister of Health of Belarus, Vyacheslav Shilo, where the results of the sector's work for 2014 and prospects for 2015 were discussed.

On the second day of the forum, potential investors are expected to be introduced to existing joint and foreign enterprises in Vitebsk, and to visit sites designated for the implementation of investment projects in the tourism and trade sectors.

The book is the second publication after "Minsk Governorate (1793-1917)" in the series of Belarusian reference books prepared as part of the research work of the National Historical Archives of Belarus on the history of institutions of the Russian Empire period. The rare edition (with a print run of only 200 copies) presents a systematized and consistent history of institutions and associations of all levels – state, estate, confessional, and public. "The reference book has been prepared taking into account the administrative-territorial reorganizations that took place starting from 1772 and contains information about the institutions that operated during the existence of the Pskov, Polotsk, Belarusian, and Vitebsk governorates," noted Dmitry Yatskevich. The next publishing project in this series will be a reference book on the Mogilev Governorate, he added.