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Minsk - Culture

Going out on the town for some culture in Minsk might be one of the most satisfying experiences of your trip to Belarus. The quality of live performance is extremely high and prices for tickets are extremely low. The performers are obviously not compensated as well as they should be.
To find out what's on in town, just check any of the poster stands in the metro stations or on the main streets Visit a crumbling cinema if only to fantasize that you’re really watching a moody exercise in propaganda during the dark Soviet years. But don’t expect anything to tease the intellect these days. It’s generally a choice between stale romantic comedies, martial arts flicks and awful Hollywood movies. Don’t go expecting anything sophisticated like subtitles. Simply try to absorb the monotonous tones of the one-person overdub. And don’t be so foolish as to assume you’ll be able to decipher the original language underneath the dubbing either. Nevertheless, Minsk has about 20 cinemas with tickets costing no more than US$1. Here are a few of our favourites:

Local beer and vodka are cheap, accessible 24 hours a day, and are more than palatable. Beer is generally light in complexion. Since mid-1996, Belarus’ leading brewery Lida has been supplying Minsk with beer - much to the delight of local beer lovers. Dark beer addicts should try Black Prince; light beer fans, Lida Classic. The best Belarusian vodkas are Zolotoe Koltso, Kryshtall and the silky Belaya Rus. Don’t confuse with Belavezhskaya, a brown herbal drink said to contain medicinal qualities.
Most food shops sell alcohol as well as the kiosks dotted all over the centre of town; easily identifiable by drinkers huddled together in the street, swilling the local brew. Beer is served on tap and is said to be three times cheaper than bottled beer. Pay little for a half-litre of locally brewed Drazhnya, Lekkert or Burshtyn and risk the consequences.
Russian-speakers should try out one of Minsk’s Babushka crossings - the city’s answer to a drive-in off-license. Dogged by the militia for ignoring excise taxation and licensing, these chummy old women still sell local vodka, beer and cigarettes for rock-bottom prices at certain spots on the street, especially in the suburbs, until 02:00 or later. Crossings include the corners of Very Khoruzhey and Kuybysheva and Kuybysheva and Kulman near Komarovsky market.

MUSEUMS

Literature museum of Yanka Kupala people's writer of the Republic of Belarus (based in Minsk)

DUDUTKI - museum of material culture where past and future are brought together

of technology where each exhibit is brought to life;

of the old way of life where collections of exhibits help one perceive the general picture of common life;

of handicrafts where a piece of wood, clay, or steel are brought to life before your eyes;

of "the gifts of nature", a museum of labour for augmenting its riches;

of the way of life where you are plunged in the world of adventures and games;

Dudutki - is a romantic voyage to the past and return to tomorrow.

THEATRE

• "Chamber Theatre" (ex-"Alternative")

• State Puppet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus

• Gorky State Academic Russian Drama Theatre

• State Musical Comedy Theatre of the Republic of Belarus

• Yanka Kupala National Academic Theatre

• Young Spectator Theatre

• "Laugh Boulevard"

• Minsk Satire and Humour Theatre "Khristophor"

• Belarusian Dramaturgy Theatre "Free Stage"

ARCHITECTURE

Working out and realisation of Artistic concepts of building structures,

Design of individual dwelling houses, offices, lodging and premises interiors;

- Pieces of easel painting, monumental decorative works done in various Techniques (stained glass, paintings, graffito, mosaic, tapestry, gobelin),

Sculptures, graphics, ceramics, metal and glass compositions, (plaster casts of) Manuscript and icon copies.

Design groups under the direction perform the works of Vladimir Idushchy, a member of the Belarusian Union of

Architects, creative teams supervised by qualified specialists, members of the Belarusian Union of Painters.

Cladding of any surfaces in natural stones done by teams of forcing workers

Finishing of inner and outer wall surfaces with decorative covering "POLIGRAN" noted for its weather-resistance and great variety of palette.

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