According to the legislation, the Vitebsk region must be represented by eight senators in the Council of the Republic. Members of the upper house of parliament will be elected by secret ballot at a meeting of deputies of local councils of the basic level of the region. Elections to the Council of the Republic are scheduled to take place from September 6 to September 25 inclusive.

Minsk sculptor Dmitry Oganov, a native of Novopolotsk, has depicted a young man and a woman in bronze, striving to embody in their images everything that is characteristic of youth: the sincerity of first love, faith in dreams, and the desire to make the world a better place. The city has already named the sculptural figures Valentin and Valentina, making them namesake of the characters from Mikhail Roshchin's play of the same name, who managed to preserve their love against all odds. It is quite possible that "Youth" will become a good talisman for Novopolotsk lovers.

The composer accepted the offer to head the jury of the XXI International Pop Song Performers' Competition "Vitebsk-2012" as soon as he received the call. "This is a great honor for me, and I will try to live up to the trust placed in me," said Maxim Dunaevsky.

"Christmas Gift for Children" is the first joint charity event of the education and civil registry departments of the administration of the Pervomaysky district of Vitebsk. It starts on December 1st and will last until the end of the month.

"Necklace for Spring" – this is how the Vitebsk artist Tatyana Berezovskaya lyrically and femininely named her exhibition, which is currently on display at the Art Museum of the regional center. While a chilly wind blows through the city streets, the long-awaited season of warmth and sun has come into its own in the exhibition hall.

The main task is to tidy up the territory of settlements cleared of snow, memorial complexes, places of military glory, and military burials of the Great Patriotic War, as well as to prepare children's health resorts for the summer season.

Descendants of the Korsakov family will take part in the celebration of the 600th anniversary of Glubokoye, which will be held on July 4-5, the Glubokoye District Executive Committee informed a BELTA correspondent.

According to preliminary data for 2012, the share of the petrochemical industry was 49.7%, and the share of the food industry increased to 13.6%. By 2015, the share of petrochemicals is projected to be 33.5%, and the share of energy enterprises is projected to be 10%, taking into account sources of local fuels.

Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Alexander Kosinets demanded that the identified cases of mismanagement in the region's farms be eliminated within 48 hours.

Participants of the regional stage of the "Master of the Village" competition in the Vitebsk region will be chopping wood, making brooms, and frying draniki on August 29. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the regional committee of the public association "Belarusian Republican Youth Union".