"Žuravy i žuraviny" ("Cranes and cranberries") – the fifth environmental festival held in Miory. It took place in the usual format, but this year the weather did not help, so the cranes ornithologists counted less than usual. Besides, the Belarusian language from the scene almost did not sound, except for a few songs performed by the Minsk folk group "Kalі łaska".

And the people was less than last year – affects the deterioration of the economic well-being. This was evidenced and vendors at the festival. But the surprising presence of a large number of policemen.

And this area beloruschiny at the festival were the rural farmstead. Said festival visitors:

– I am a local, I liked the courtyard.
– From Viciebsk. It is cool, interesting, informative.
– I liked that were taken to see the cranes, but we could not get there, because we did not work, we did not have time. The bus only to four, but we would have liked to have had more time. I liked the concert.
-Everything is good, I enjoyed it.

Reporter: Can you compare how the festival last year and this year, and what are your impressions?
– People – as always, were more rides, and nothing has changed.

During the festival, the public organization "APB BirdLife Belarus", together with the nature reserve "Jelnia" has organized excursion monitoring cranes. Also, everyone could sign a petition against the shooting of birds in Lebanon, including the Belarusian cranes flying over the country.

It has been selected and "Miory Žuravinka" among the most beautiful and creative city girls. Out of holiday concert metropolitan artists and disco.

Tatiana Smotkina, Radio Racya