Belarus announces tender for route to mark the 200th anniversary of the 1812 war

June 11, Minsk /Corr. BELTA/. A tender has been announced in Belarus for the military-patriotic route "Roads of Military Glory," dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the Patriotic War of 1812. This was reported to BELTA correspondent by Vladimir Yankovenko, Head of the Marketing and Tourist Information Center of the National Tourism Agency. 100 people will take part in the military-patriotic route, which will run from June 29 to July 5 through the territories of Belarus and Russia, including 88 cadets from military schools and 12 accompanying persons. The participants of the event will visit memorial sites and lay flowers and wreaths at monuments of the Patriotic War of 1812. The estimated expenses for the military-patriotic route will be about Br780 million. In particular, up to Br294 million is planned to be spent on the participants' stay in Belarus. Any Belarusian travel agency can participate in the tender for organizing the trip. The National Tourism Agency's competition commission will select the contractor. In Belarus, cadets will visit Vitebsk, Beshenkovichi, Borisov, Polotsk (a visit to St. Sophia Cathedral, the local history museum, and the museum of printing is planned), and will see a historical reenactment of the crossing of Napoleon's troops on the Berezina River. In Minsk, participants of the military-patriotic route will be shown the National Historical Museum and the National Library, after which they will have an excursion to Mir and Nesvizh. The military-patriotic route "Roads of Military Glory" is funded from the budget of the Union State.-0-