Volozhin Region
Executive Committee

The presentation of the catalog of the Belarusian State Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War "Partisan hand-written journals of the Minsk region" will be held on January 25 in the Minsk Regional Museum in Molodechno, BelTA learned in the Museum of the Great Patriotic War. The event is timed to the 80th anniversary of the Minsk region.

The popular scientific edition presents a collection of hand-written journals of partisan formations of the Minsk region of 1941-1945 in the collection of the Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War. The catalog publishes a series of drawings of famous Belarusian artists (during the war - artists-illustrators of partisan manuscript magazines of the Minsk region) GFBrzhozovsky, LSBoyko, NVGurlo, SDLi, V.P. Sukhoverova from the museum's funds.

The author-composer is Natalia Filippovich, the leading researcher of the Department of Written and Fine Sources of the Museum of the History of War. In 2017, she became the recipient of a grant from the President of Belarus to develop the concept and prepare a full edition of the catalog.

The catalog was published by the publishing house "Belarusian Encyclopedia named after Petru Б Brovka" in December 2017 in Belarusian, Russian, English. Circulation is 320 copies. The publication will be of interest to historians, scientific and museum workers, will be useful for researchers and all who are interested in the national heritage of Belarus.

During the presentation of the catalog, you will also be able to see the temporary exposition "Guerrilla handwritten journals of the Minsk region". Handwritten journals were one of the sources of propaganda and ideological-educational work among partisans.

The collection of partisan manuscript magazines of the Belarusian State Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War has the status of historical and cultural value and is the most valuable asset in its collection. A retrospective look at the history of the development of the partisan movement in Belarus through this collection reveals the culture, mentality, social structure of the war-time epoch, reflects the consolidation of the peoples of the republics of the former USSR.

The first facsimile publication of selected pages of manuscript magazines took place in 2009. The album "Partisan Almanac of 1944-2009" was issued, awarded the 1st degree diploma of the National Contest "Art of the Book-2010" among the publications for the 65th anniversary of the Great Victory. At the second stage of work in 2016 the catalog "Guerrilla handwritten journals of the Mogilev region" was released. This edition is the further implementation of the project "Manuscript Journals of Belarusian Partisans."

The deficit of places in kindergartens and schools is planned to be eliminated in the Minsk region for three years. About this on the air of the program "Outlines" of the TV channel ONT the chairman of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee Anatoly Isachenko, BELTA reports.

"The problem of kindergartens, of course, exists: we have about 5 thousand places needed in preschool institutions, about 2 thousand - in schools." In principle, over the next three years we plan to meet all these needs. , an ambitious task, "said Anatoly Isachenko.

He also spoke about the development of the Borisov district. "We have already begun to build a school and we plan to introduce it by September 1. We have also started repairing the central street, this year we will begin repairing the bridge, which has been a problem since Soviet times." We will design a repair and build an ice arena, "- the chairman of the regional executive committee informed.

The share of the Minsk Regional Customs (MRI) in revenues from customs activities in 2017 reached 52%, BelTA learned in the MRI.

Minsk Regional Customs for 2017 transferred to the budget by Br68 million more than in 2016.

The declaration of goods in the MRI was carried out by more than 19 thousand subjects of foreign economic activity. At the same time, 98% of declarations for goods were submitted by participants in foreign economic activity in electronic form.

In MRI also noted the increase in turnover and, accordingly, the number of processed declarations for goods in comparison with 2016. The total number of declarations for goods registered in 2017 increased by 13% and amounted to 42% of the total number of declarations for goods registered in all customs offices of the country.

In terms of exports and imports, the number of export declarations for goods increased by 11%, import declarations for goods - by 13%.

In the fourth quarter of 2017, 53% of the imported lots of goods were placed under the customs procedure within a period not exceeding 2 hours.

In Minsk region, more than 120 sport objects offer their services to lovers of active winter recreation, BelTA learned from the regional educational and methodological center of physical education of the population.

It is planned that in the near future in the areas will start working 26 ice rinks, 45 hockey boxes, as well as 51 ski runs. Frozen weather has already allowed to open skating rinks for all comers in the city stadiums in Vileyka and Slutsk. Also, an open-air ice rink was opened in the active recreation park "Yakut mountains" in the Dzerzhinsky district. With already active facilities for active winter recreation, rental shops for sports equipment (skates, skis) work.

Ski resorts of the country ("Logoisk" and "Silichi"), located in Logoisk district, invite fans of downhill skiing, tubing, snowboards. In "Silichi" for all comers there is already opened the route number 1. In "Logoisk" the main slope will begin to receive visitors in the near future. At the same time, training routes and a number of others already work in both complexes.

We are ready to offer our services to visitors and indoor ice areas in "Raubichi", "Silichi", in the cities of Zhodino, Molodechno, Soligorsk, and also the capital.

The IVth Republican exhibition-fair "Zhodzinskiy kirmash" starts another season of similar events in the Minsk region, BelTA learned from Vitaly Zhuk, head of the department for advertising, publishing, information and public relations of the Minsk branch of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry .

Universal exhibition-fair will be held in Zhodino on January 17-20 and will be organized in the Culture Palace of BelAZ OJSC (Derevianko St., 3). Its participants will be more than 20 enterprises and individual entrepreneurs from different regions of Belarus. Traditionally, the exhibition-fair will present a wide range of consumer goods, including clothing, footwear, textiles, cosmetics, perfumes, bijouterie, souvenirs, jewelry, hats, food, honey, spices and other goods. It is also important that visitors can buy them at producer prices.

The organizers of the event are Minsk Branch of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Zhodino City Executive Committee.

The previous season of republican fairs in the Minsk region cities was completed by the "Soligorsk palette", which was visited by more than 4 thousand residents and guests of Salihorsk. 32 exhibitors represented their products and goods here.

The Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade has coordinated the plan of republican exhibitions and fairs in the cities of the Minsk region for 2018. They are provided with 18 fair events with the expansion of geography. New centers of such fairs will be Kopyl, Myadel, Uzda. The holding of one more (19th) fair is planned in Minsk. In 2017, for the first time universal fairs were accepted by Vileika, Volozhin, Kletsk, Luban, Marina Gorka, Smolevichi, Old Roads, Columns. Continued their holding in Borisov, Dzerzhinsk, Zhodino, Molodechno, Soligorsk, Slutsk. All events were visited by more than 50 thousand people.

In 2018, the next republican fair in the Minsk region will be the "Valozhynsky kirmash", scheduled for February 7-10.

Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Rusy is convinced that the Minsk region is capable of doubling the pace of social and economic development in the next two decades. He stated this today to journalists during solemn events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the formation of the region, BelTA has learned.

The Vice Premier wished the Minsk region not only to maintain high results of development in various spheres on the level achieved in recent history, but also to increase them. "In the next 5-20 years the Minsk region is capable of doubling the available indicators, which is generally realistic, taking into account the personnel potential," said Mikhail Rusy.

According to him, the pace with which the Minsk region was completed in 2016 and 2017, as well as the pace of January 2018, indicate that the region is on the right track. As for the agro-industrial complex, here a serious base is laid for a new crop. In particular, agrarians have accumulated and introduced more fertilizers into the soil than in the previous agricultural year.

Mikhail Rusy also drew attention to the fact that some of the main flagships of the industry are located in the Minsk region, but they also contribute to the development of other regions. This shows an example of the development of a site for the extraction of potash fertilizers in the Petrikovsky district of the Gomel region. "Investments" Belaruskali "- one of the serious experiences of investment capital not only in the framework of one area, but also out of it," the Deputy Prime Minister stated.

Minsk region was formed on January 15, 1938. The decision was made at the first session of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. The process of administrative-territorial structure of the region was long and ended in the 1960s, when the existing regions were finally formed. The central region is the largest in the country by area - 39.9 thousand square kilometers. The population exceeds 1.42 million people.

Chairman of the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee Anatoly Isachenko told about the prospects of development of the Minsk region on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the formation of the central region in an interview with the newspaper "Belarus Today."

The priority in the industry for the Minsk region is the creation of new industries and the dynamic development of existing ones. Much has to be done in the social sphere. The construction of housing will continue, including with state support.

"Special attention will be paid to the healthcare sphere, specialized medical care centers will be established." The Ministry of Health approved the concept developed by us, "said Anatoly Isachenko." It is planned that such centers will operate in Borisov, Molodechno, Soligorsk and Borovlyany. modern medical equipment, attract high-class specialists.For example, a resident of Vileika or Volozhin will not have to go to Minsk to get the necessary medical care. in the center of specialized medical care in Molodechno. "

According to the head of the Minsk region, Borisov expects many positive changes in 2018. "The President of Belarus paid special attention to the development of the center as a major regional center last year and the construction of a new school was started in the city, the bridge in the Zalichniy district of the city will be built, which has been under discussion for several decades," he said. - concretized Anatoly Isachenko.

"Each district has its own development plans, taking into account the interests of its residents and the Minsk region as a whole." The annual investment program, according to which there were a lot of discussions and proposals, was considered, it remains to fulfill the plan, "the governor emphasized.

Minsk region on January 15 will celebrate its 80th anniversary. Over the past seven years, it has been the country's leading position on the growth of the gross regional product. The share of the region in the GDP of Belarus is about 15%. Enterprises export goods to more than 140 countries. The central region is the largest in the country by area - 39.9 thousand square kilometers. The population exceeds 1.42 million people.

Over 170 investment projects are planned to be implemented in the Minsk region in 2018, Anatoly Isachenko, chairman of the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee, said in an interview with the newspaper "SB Belarus Today."

"Over 170 investment projects are planned for implementation in 2018. We plan to attract $ 195 million of direct foreign investments," the chairman of the regional executive committee said. So, one of the largest projects of the year will be the construction of the Nezhinsky ore mining and processing enterprise in the Lubansk region with the erection of residential buildings. It is already being implemented by the Slavkali IO on the basis of the Starobinsky potassium salt deposit. An equally ambitious project is the construction of an agro-industrial complex near Rudensk in the Pukhovichi District. "A package of agreements with the Belarusian National Biotechnology Corporation (BNBK) has already been signed, and in the near future I think the project will start, and this is primarily new jobs and wages for hundreds of workers." What people need today, "Anatoly said. Isachenko.

He recalled that the Minsk region is leading the country in a number of indicators of investment activity. For example, 670 investment contracts were concluded, more than in other regions. There are actively developing such investment sites as the Sino-Belarusian industrial park "Great Stone", FEZ "Minsk", SZOO "BELDZHI", etc.

In continuation of the topic, the governor touched upon employment issues and creation of new jobs. According to him, systemic work in this direction has allowed achieving certain results. For example, for 7 quarters of last year 7,147 people were employed for newly created jobs. Including 4145 people - for new enterprises, and for additional jobs in the operating industries - 3002 people. More than 70% of new jobs are created in the sphere of trade and services, about 11% in construction, more than 10% in industrial production.

As of December 1, 2017, the region had more than 9 thousand vacancies. And for one vacancy there were less than one unemployed. A total of 23,800 people were employed last year, of which 14,800 were unemployed. The region's employers, for example, such a specialty as the chief veterinarian, remain in demand. Today there are 933 vacancies. There are also 466 car driver vacancies, 341 doctor's vacancies. Anatoly Isachenko also noted the growth of wages in the region. "According to the results of 2017, the exact statistics will be later, and for 11 months the nominal accrued wages amounted to almost Br805. Real wages in comparison with the level of 2016 increased by 5.6%," he stated.

Minsk region on January 15 will celebrate its 80th anniversary. Over the past seven years, it has been the country's leading position on the growth of the gross regional product. The region's share in the country's GDP is about 15%. The central region is the largest in the country by area - 39.9 thousand square kilometers. The population exceeds 1.42 million people.

The Minsk regional organization of the Belarusian Trade Union of Agro-Industrial Workers (APK) over the past three years has helped to protect labor rights and legitimate socio-economic interests of more than 9,000 people, BelTA learned from the Minsk regional union of trade unions.

In particular, during 2015-2017, workers of the agro-industrial complex with the help of trade unions returned illegally withheld or unpaid money in the amount of Br533 thousand. The regional and district trade union organizations paid special attention to observance by employers of the norms of labor legislation: surcharges when working in harmful and dangerous working conditions, as well as for work in overtime, surcharges to the minimum wage and payments of one-time material assistance in connection with disability as a result of an accident with uchaya in manufacturing and others.

During this period, 73 trade union organizations were established in the industry. As noted in the association, the analysis of the activities of the Minsk regional organization of the Belarusian trade union of workers of the agroindustrial complex shows that the trade union committees of all levels, the regional committee apparatus ensured the fulfillment of the main goals and tasks stipulated by the charter of the trade union.

The Minsk region plans to increase exports of goods by 4% (excluding republican organizations, oil and oil products) in 2018, as well as 4% export of services (excluding republican organizations) to the level of 2017, BelTA learned from the Economy Committee Of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee.

"The value of exports of goods in the region in 2018 is expected at $ 4.5 billion. Export of services is projected at $ 570.9 million. In both cases, the growth rate will be 104% to the level of 2017," the committee said.

It is expected that the main role in increasing export deliveries of goods to foreign markets in the region will be played by the enterprises of the Minsk Municipal Government Office Minskblymyasomolprom, the management company of the Myasomolprom holding. Enterprises will participate in major landmark exhibitions in Russia. In addition, the work on the export of meat and dairy products to the Chinese market will continue. All milk processing enterprises of the holding have already received permission to supply dairy products to China (butter, cheese, dried milk whey, skimmed milk powder, sterilized milk). Various algorithms and variants of entering the Chinese market of meat products are being worked out. In 2018, the rate of growth in exports of goods by enterprises "Minskblymyasomolproma" is forecasted at the level of 107.1%. It is also planned to continue work on selling products to the markets of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan.

Another point of export growth in 2018 promises to be the implementation of Geely cars on the Russian market with the prospect of deliveries to the Kazakhstan market. An additional increase in exports will be provided by enterprises that have modernized production, and also produce import-substituting products.

As for the growth of services exports, it is intended to contribute to the stable work of leading transport enterprises, the development of tourist, medical, information and computer services. Particular attention will be paid to the work on building and business services. Export of transportation services is planned to be increased both by the subsidiaries of OJSC "Minoblaftotrans" and by private enterprises, with the expected export of such services at the end of the year to be about $ 460 million.

In 2018, the implementation of the largest project in the Minsk region - the construction of the Sino-Belarusian industrial park "Great Stone" will be continued. It is planned to use the created transport and logistics centers to implement the concept of "One belt and one way" in order to create an economic corridor between China and Europe.

As noted in the committee of the economy, the growth rate of the gross regional product in 2018 is projected at 103.9% in relation to 2017. The main influence on its formation will be made by industry (specific weight - about 39%), agriculture (12%), trade (11%) and construction (8%). In particular, the growth in the volume of industrial production in the region in 2018 is planned to be provided through the development of the machine building complex, food and pharmaceutical industries.