8 January 2026

Children from Belarusian diaspora in Russia attend New Year’s show at Palace of Independence

Children of the Belarusian diaspora from Russia attended the New Year’s celebrations held at the Palace of Independence in Minsk, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian embassy in Russia.

“As part of the Our Children charity campaign, children of the Belarusian diaspora from Tatarstan, Komi, Smolensk, St. Petersburg, Samara, and Moscow visited the National Christmas Tree show at the Palace of Independence. The children dove into the New Year festivities of Minsk, where they attended themed workshops and the theatrical performance How to Become the Snow Maiden?,” the embassy said.

All the young participants of the campaign received New Year’s gifts from Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko.

The trip for children of the Belarusian diaspora in Russia to Minsk has been organized for the fourth consecutive year with the support of the Belarusian embassy in Russia and the Federal National-Cultural Autonomy of Belarusians in Russia.

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