On November 5th 1983 the Byelorussian Orthodox Church of St. George in Chicago, Ill. will celebrate its 25th Anniversary. Twenty five years ago this Church was legalized and received a State Charter. A sizable post World War II group of Byelorussian immigrants chose to settle in Chicago and other parts of the state of Illinois. Local industry insured these new comers with job opportunities needed to exist in a new environment. Byeloruss... Болей »

Civil Society is one of four programs funded by the Mott Foundation. The others are Environment, Flint Area and Pathways Out of Poverty. In addition, the Foundation maintains flexibility to investigate new opportunities through an Exploratory and Special Projects program. This publication provides detailed fact sheets on each of the Foundations 258 Civil Society grants totaling $31,423,168 in 2001. They are organized alphabetically by g... Болей »

«222 альбомы беларускага року і ня толькі...» — чарговы ґрунтоўны том знакамітых беларускіх рок-журналістаў, у якім найбольш поўна адбіваецца ўся гісторыя нацыянальнай папулярнай музыкі, пададзеная ў жанры ґрунтоўных і ўдумлівых рэцэнзыяў. Дасканаласьць стылістыкі мовы й папулярнасьць тэмы робяць гэтую кнігу цікавай для шырокага кола чытачоў. Акрамя прыстойнай забавы для аматараў лёгкай беларускамоўнай чытанкі, кніга стане цудоўным даве... Болей »

История Минской ратуши непосредственно связана с магдебургским правом, пожалованным городу в 1499 великим князем литовским Александром (1461-1506). Минск получал право создавать собственный орган самоуправления -магистрат, для заседаний которого и строилось здание ратуши. Первое, деревянное, здание было построено в первой половине XVI века, но неизвестно, где оно располагалось, - археологи не нашли его остатков. Каменное же здание ратуш... Болей »

Jubileuszowy rok 100-lecia urodzin św. Maksymiliana Marii Kolbego obfitował w bogactwo inicjatyw duszpasterskich i naukowych. Na polskiej scenie najwyraźniej dał się zauważyć międzynarodowy Kongres Kolbiański zorganizowany przez światową centralę „Rycerstwa Niepokalanej” we współpracy z Niepokalanowem (Niepokalanów, 19-25 września br.). Mocny akord końcowy zabrzmi 8 grudnia: pierwsze po wojnie wejście w eter Radia Niepokalanów. Ukazało ... Болей »

Dear Christian Democratic friends, It is with much pleasure that I welcome you to join and studying and working with this English edition of the Campaign Handbook of the Dutch Christian Democratic Party, the CDA. Since campaigning requires thorough preparation, we hope that this book will contribute to your constructive campaign activities in Central and Eastern Europe. Christian Democratic parties, whether with or without government re... Болей »

The first PASOS Assembly took place in Prague in December 2004, just as the Orange revolution was taking place in Ukraine. Subsequent events, leading up to the closely fought parliamentary elections of 30 September 2007, have shown that democracy has taken root in Ukraine, along with a free and vigilant media, but the challenges facing policymakers remain immense in Ukraine and elsewhere. While the emergence of an open society, governed... Болей »

A Report on the Condition of NGOs and Independent Culture in Belarus opens a series of seven special issues published as part of the Report on the Condition of NGOs and Culture in the Eastern Partnership Countries project implemented by the Kultura Enter monthly (www.kulturaenter.pl) in collaboration with the Kultura Enter Foundation. Болей »

The oldest musical relic in Hungarian territory was found by archeologists and dates from a period in which we cannot speak either of Hungarians or Hungary yet. During excavations carried on in Northern Hungary, a tiny, three-holed pipe made of a bear’s bone was found among the finds of the Istallosko cave. Radiocarbonic examinations have proved that this pipe was made 30,900 years ago! From the 1st to the 5th centuries A.D., the Pannon... Болей »

The Polish writer Ryszard Kapuściński was born in Pinsk, a city in the former Soviet Empire and today The Republic of Belarus. Anders Bodegard and Maria Soederberg went there together with him. Болей »