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March 25 is celebrated in Belarus as Freedom Day,
on this day Belarusian Democratic Republic (BDR) was formed in 1918. It lasted only one year and was defeated by Bolsheviks. The government of BDR is still in exile and serves as a beacon of freedom to Belarusians trapped under Lukashenka regime today. This year celebration of the Day of Freedom is planned in Kalinousky (Kastrychnitskaya) Square in Minsk, March 25 at 12.00. Belarusian KGB and government-run media have already started campaign of threats and intimidation to scare Belarusians into silence. The activists arrests are multiplying throughout entire country. You can support political prisoners in Belarus by sending them a card to prison with Freedom Day wishes. Today the archaic and inefficient Soviet style regime of Lukashenka is trying to salvage itself from nearing crash by borrowing billions from Russia, China and Europe (Raiffeisenbank, Austria). More and more Belarusians realize that there is no future on this route and come out to protest into the streets and squares. Support Free and Democratic Belarus!  Happy Freedom Day! Z Dniom Voli!

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Belarusian History
Our page on Belarusian History contains a list of major dates in the history of Belarus, short accounts of Belarusian history written by various authors, pages about important historical documents and events, historical maps of Belarus, Belarusian heraldry page and other history related information.

Belarusian Statehood and Laws
Read about the history of creation of Belarusian national symbols: the historical state symbol, flag and anthem of Belarus. Read about Belarusian Constitution, laws and legal system. See here both ancient Belarusian Statutes of Law, old Belarusian constitution and compare it to the new one. Follow the links to different analytical reviews on a current stage of the absorption of Belarus by Russia - "the Union of Russia and Belarus."

Belarusian Culture
This chapter contains information about religion, science and education in Belarus. Enter from here into the pages about Belarusian visual arts, ceramics, music (from folk to electronic), textile , architecture, theatre and cinematography, modern literature and ancient poetry, traditional holidays and clothing, childrens' games and professional sports.

Politics in Belarus
This chapter contains the information about the latest political developments and historical political events. We also present here an extensive collection of links to the information on the latest political events in Belarus.

Belarusian Cities
Our City Guides page is the main source of information about Belarusian cities on the web. It contains 80 city guides and still grows. If you are looking for the information related to a particular city in Belarus - whether its Belarusian capital or a small town - this is the place to start. There are also links to Belarusian historical estates and castles here.

Nature and Geography
This chapter contains information about the nature of Belarus. You can find here also some geographical information and mythology related to it. The road maps, railway maps, subway map and radioactive contamination maps are collected here in the Maps page.

English-Belarusian-English Dictionaries
Learn to speak Belarusian! Sample audio files of basic greetings, special words, geographic names and personal names. Ryhor Hajduk is maintaining our on-line English-Belarusian and Belarusian-English dictionaries.

Travel
Information on places of interest, historical monuments, nature, parks, and recreational areas. If you are going to visit Belarus, read this chapter. It gives you a friendly "Safety Guide". You will also find some useful information on the money, prices and exchange rates, lodging, weather, dining, useful phone numbers and transportation.

Belarus: Global Resources
Here you have links to the major sites on the Web containing information about Belarus. Look here for on-line news, media, links internet forums including our own Belarus Forum. Also find here lists of organizations, schools, universities, companies and other reference data about Belarus.

Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster
Links to the websites with fascts on the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and our own pages about Chernobyl contamination affetcs on Belarus. Also addresses of charity organizations helping Chernobyl victims around the World, environmental NGOs.
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Belarusian Genealogy
Since lots of folks are requesting info on their family roots in Belarus, we include here information about the kind of documents, on-line communities and organizations that could be useful to get  information for your genealogical search.

Belarusian Industry
This page is not completed yet, but it still has lots of links and some assessments about Belarusian industry and products : autos, tractors, chemical and oil products, household products, textile, semiconductors and computer industry, electronics, optics etc.

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