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Belarusian culture is the product of a millennium of development under the impact of a number of diverse factors. These include the physical environment; the ethnographic background of Belarusians (the merger of Slavic newcomers with Baltic natives); the paganism of the early settlers and their hosts; Eastern Orthodox Christianity as a link to the Byzantine literary and cultural traditions ...
The cultural heritage of Belarus includes both material and immaterial assets (valuables), in accordance with the Law on Protection of Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Belarus (2006). [1] Material historical and cultural assets, movable and immovable, include (Article 13 [1]): Documentary monuments; Nature reserves;
In the Iron Age, the south of present-day Belarus was inhabited by tribes belonging to the Milograd culture (7th–3rd century BC) and later Zarubintsy culture. Some considered them to be Balts. [39] Since the beginning of common era, these lands were penetrated by the Slavs, a process that intensified during the migration period (4th century ...
Map of the cultural regions of Belarus (following Tsitou's ideas), superimposed over the administrative Regions of Belarus. Cultural regions of Belarus are historical and ethnographic regions that are located in the boundaries of what is now Belarus and are distinguished by a set of ethnocultural features: ethnic history, nature of settlement, economic activities and tools, folk architecture ...
Belarus accepted the convention on 12 October 1988, making its natural and historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2021, there are four World Heritage Sites in Belarus. [3] [4] The first site added to the list was the Białowieża Forest in 1992, representing an extension to the site previously listed in Poland in 1979. This ...
LGBTQ culture in Belarus (1 C) M. Mass media in Belarus (15 C, 6 P) N. Belarusian names (2 C, 1 P) National symbols of Belarus (2 C, 18 P) Belarusian nationalism (4 C ...
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) with a population of 9.1 million.
The name Belarus is closely related with the term Belaya Rus', i.e., White Rus'. [15] There are several claims to the origin of the name White Rus'. [16] An ethno-religious theory suggests that the name used to describe the part of old Ruthenian lands within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania that had been populated mostly by Slavs who had been Christianized early, as opposed to Black Ruthenia ...