BELARUSIAN HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CENTER

BELARUSIAN HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CENTER o f t h e R B, a public organization, branch of the House of Peoples’ Friendship. It was established in 2006 in the village Baltika in Iglinsky district of the RB in order to safeguard and develop the traditions, rituals, and customs of Belarusians, and study their cultural heritage. With the assistance of the center, the Belarusian language is taught in Baltika secondary school. The center hosts Ivan Kupala holiday, Maslenitsa, Christmas, and other holidays; an event dedicated to the day of Slavic writing and culture, a holiday of the Belarusian language, etc. The center is a home of the folk ensemble “Syabry” and children’s ensemble “Zhauronochki”, as well as ethno­graphic museum.