The Festival of Arts of Belarusians of the World is taking place in Minsk from September 22 to 27. It has brought together 250 representatives of Belarusian public associations from 13 countries.
The young people were given a tour of the memorial complex’s outdoor grounds and museum, during which they learned about the tragedy of Khatyn village. Following the tour, members of the delegations laid flowers in memory of all those who perished during the Great Patriotic War.
A tour of the museum and the memorial’s outdoor grounds was organized for the guests. During the tour, members of the delegation learned about the tragedy endured by the Belarusian people, the contribution made by soldiers from Tajikistan to the liberation of our country, and the Tajik hero Domullo Azizov, whose name has been commemorated in Belarus.
On September 17, 2026, as part of the Republican Youth Forum "Our Strength Lies in Unity, Our Future in Labor!" — held to mark National Unity Day—members of Belarusian Trade Union of Agro-Industrial Complex Workers visited memorial complex “the Mound of Glory”.
This date figures large for Belarusians, for it was exactly 87 years ago that the Belarusian lands and people were united!
This date was established by the UN in 1962 to remind the world of the scale of the tragedy that befell humanity.
On September 8, 2026, a regional pedagogical forum for cultural educational institutions of Minsk Region took place in Slutsk, attended by Marina Yurkevich, Head of the Educational Institutions Department at the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus; Alla Shakhotko, Head of the Main Directorate of Culture of Minsk Regional Executive Committee; and Sergey Krysenko, Chairman of Minsk City Organization of Belarusian Trade Union of Employees of Culture, Information, Sports, and Tourism.
On September 2, 2026, a commemorative event marking the 85th anniversary of the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War took place at memorial complex “the Mound of Glory”.