Belarus from A to Z Ahinsky Michael

Belarus from A to Z

Ahinsky Michael

The Belavezha Forest

Braslav The Catholic Church of Our Lady The Holy Assumption Orthodox Church The Orthodox Church of St. Nicolas

The Constitution • It is the main law of the Republic of Belarus which guarantees the rights of freedom, of press, assembly, leisure and so on. The Constitution of the Republic of Belarus is the ultimate law of Belarus.

Dudutki • The unique ethnographical complex «Dudutky» is situated 40 km south of Minsk. It is some kind a 19 th century nobleman’s farmstead replica. You’ll see a museum of national crafts a windmill a tavern how bakers make bread how potters work

Emblem • There is a wreath of flax, clover and spikes decorated by red and green ribbons. In the middle of it you can see the globe with the rising sun above the contour of Belarus. There is a red star on the top of it.

Flag • It is green (the colour of hope, spring, rebirth; the colour of forests and fields) and red (a symbol of numerous victories of the Belarusians) with the Belarusian national ornament (a symbol of the ancient culture and spiritual wealth of the nation) decorating it on the left side.