Permanent long-term director of the international festival "Slavonic Bazaar", the director of the Center of Culture "Vitebsk" Rodion Bass filed March 1 resignation. Simultaneously with the applied for dismissal and the chief accountant of the institution. According to members of the public from Vitebsk, soon there may be other resignations, reported IA Regnum.

Uladzimier Arlou presented in Vitebsk, his book "The light from the window, but no one of it", "While flying arrow", "The country of Belarus. An Illustrated History", "The Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Illustrated History", as well as an audio version of the book "The names of Liberty".

Vitebsk lovers of belles-lettres and singing got a lovely gift - November 27 at the regional library met with Belarusian poet and essayist Leonid Dranko-Maisyuk and poet, bard Edward Akulin. The same company, they came to Vitebsk and five years ago.

In Vitebsk, a competition of the modern masters of choreography, which this year for the first time involved the dance theater of the Swiss city of Basel, Basel Dance Company. Viewers have not seen his performance, but the head of the team Galina Gladkova-Hoffman has already won the hottest applause at the opening concert of the festival: in the traditional view of the Swiss choreographer contestants appeared on stage in a wheelchair.

In Deep ended September 13 VIII International Festival of Christian films and TV programs «Magnificat-2012." Grand Prix took the tape Belarusian director Victor Aslyuka "Wooden people".