Culture

SHUMA front-woman Rusia poses half-naked in the February issue of Bolshoi magazine.
Euroradio image
Euroradio image
The British electronic band Depeche Mode had to cancel their gig last July but returned to Minsk on 13 February.
A screen from the film.
A screen from the film.
Belarus' Culture Ministry issues a permit, after initial restrictions, to screen The Death of Stalin movie banned in Russia.
Mikalai Charhinets. Photo: svaboda.org
Mikalai Charhinets. Photo: svaboda.org
Union of Writers head Mikalai Charhinets proposes to rename Frunze (Red Army commander) street after writer Vasil Bykau.
Photo: Vozhyk magazine pages in 2018
Photo: Vozhyk magazine pages in 2018
Vozhyk or Hedgehog in English is no longer on the list of publications recommended for mandatory subscription by state bodies.
Shuma. Photo: Euroradio
Shuma. Photo: Euroradio
“The phonetic peculiarities, name, sense, melody and the first phrase are still from the people’s variant [of the lyrics].”
Photo: radzima.org, Zmitser Savelyeu
Photo: radzima.org, Zmitser Savelyeu
The mill near Halsany was up for grabs to investors but the collective farm director decided to use it for firewood.
Photo: Euroradio
Photo: Euroradio
93 contenders compete to represent Belarus at the 2018 Eurovision song contest in Lisbon.
Nikita Alekseyev. Photo: HELLO! Russia
Nikita Alekseyev. Photo: HELLO! Russia
The Ukrainian singer Nikita Alekseyev will take part in Belarus' national selection audition for Eurovision 2018.