Thanks to large-scale international festivals, expos, creative projects that encompass all areas of art – from folklore and lofty classics to avant-garde, Belarus has become a center of the cultural life of Europe. The statement was made by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the ceremony held to bestow Belarus President awards For Spiritual Revival and special awards of the President for people of culture and art.
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“There is no doubt that the mankind cannot exist without material wealth. But every one of us has something, which is hard to describe with words. Some divine spark, the fire of spirit that makes us think and feel, love and suffer, endeavor and create.
The Belarusians have always treasured the power of words over the power of weapons. The Belarusian land is a birthplace of enlighteners, artists and poets, not aggressors and enslavers.
The people of Belarus have lived through many historic dramas to still keep their legacy, their tales, monuments, traditions and songs. It is the reason why the nation has not been dissolved by the sands of time but has remained what it is by holding the heroic character and behests of the ancestors sacred through generations”.