The new issue of the magazine «Arche» (№ 3 for 2014 ) is entirely devoted to Vitebsk and its thousand-year history. As written in the preface of his compilers, "Vitebsk has historically boundary status. During ancient history only two centuries ran beside him not bound. Vitbichi rest of the time - on frantsiry that brought upon the city from disaster invasion and occupation. Subject destruction, repair, restoration desolation and locks constantly rising residents of Vitebsk in its medieval and early modern history."
Last fall, Orsha historians sent a collective letter to Metropolitan Filaret. They asked that he has promoted to preserve the architectural monument of the 18th century, the building of the former Basilian monastery. And received a reply from him, and from the "responsible for the revival of the Holy Protection Monastery in Orsha" abbess Anfisa (Lyubchak) and nun Daniela (Tyatkova). Last sent "report" about the conservation of the architectural monument in the last 8 years, which has no points and a dozen.
In the cultural and religious center of Vitebsk Merciful Jesus parish under the patronage of the abbot. Adam Dynok hosted an evening dedicated to the native language and some aspects of its existence in society and the church in the language situation of bilingualism. On language as a special body capable rally or, conversely, to disconnect people on the existence of the Belarusian language in different periods of its development, the current level of demand during the event reasoned people of different professions, ages, religions.
March 4 Ushachi farewell to the national poet of Belarus Ryhor Baradulin. He was buried in the local cemetery beside his mother, Akulina Andreevna Borodulina.
Vitebsk Lenin Regional Library supposedly to save this year ceased to write "Nasza Niva", "Narodnaja Vola" and "BelGazeta". TBM Council proposed to raise money and give the library subscribe to these editions. Fundraiser held at a town meeting society. The initiative to raise money and subscribe to the gift by the chairman of the regional council TBM Joseph Navumchyk. Offer support and supporters of the native language, and journalists - members of the Belarusian Association of Journalists.
Vitebsk Regional Library Lenin refused to subscribe to these publications for 2014. Librarian say that this instruction Executive Committee - regional management of ideological work, culture and youth affairs. At least, so they explain the situation unhappy visitors who ask what happened to the newspaper.
"I do not want to mourn for the Belarusian language, but objectively, unfortunately, due to various factors, it is underdeveloped," - noted social activist from Vitebsk Olga Karach in one of the discussions on Facebook. For example, what are the Belarusian conformity to Russian terms "toilet bowl" and "standpipe"? - Karach gave the example.
Vitebsk regional organization of "Belarusian Language Society" ("Tavarystva Biełaruskaj Movy imia Franciška Skaryny, TBM") sent an open letter to the chairmen of the executive committee and Vitebsk City Council with a proposal to rescind its decision regarding approval of a work written by Tamara Krasnova-Gusachenko, as the anthem of the city. The reason TBM treatment to the authorities served facts coercion pupils in schools to study this work.
Remarkable philosopher and publicist thinking about conservation issues of human status and related finding ways national identity in contemporary globalization space. The lecture was held in the framework of the Flying University and was part of the series of "City and the World".
In Vitebsk cathedral church of the Merciful Jesus on January 18 held a big celebration - episcopal consecration. New leader and pastor Vitebsk diatsezii from that day became one of the youngest Catholic bishops in the world - 41 -year-old Oleg Boutkevitch, former rector of the parish of St. Anthony of Padua in Vitebsk.