Belarusian culture: national, European, post-Soviet
In June 1987 a group of enthusiasts wanted to prepare an exhibition at the Vitebsk regional library in Belarus. It was dedicated to Marc Chagall – a native of Vitebsk who was widely recognised in the West. However, in that summer attitudes towards Chagall in his hometown was somewhat ambiguous. First of all, a large exhibition of his art had been earlier held in Moscow. Secondly, a well-known magazine Ogoniok (Огонёк) had already published his work which aimed at rehabilitating the artist.
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Victor Martinovich
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Issue 5 2018MagazineStories and ideas

The National Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre in Minsk which offers an experience happily removed from European modernity. Photo: Homoatrox (CC) commons.wikimedia.org