BELARUSTV — broadcast 20260920 234500 UTC 436 transcript segments Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API (Chirp) + Gemini 2.5 Flash Non-Thinking Data courtesy of The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/), from the Internet Archive TV News Archive. Machine transcription. Treat it as a searchable index of what was broadcast, not a verbatim quotation record. [00:00:00] In terms of the number of myths and legends, Grodno region breaks all [00:00:03] records. Ghosts of ancient castles, hidden [00:00:06] passages of churches, mythical stories of old [00:00:09] forts. Today I am going to the Grodno suburb, [00:00:13] almost to the very border of Belarus, to find out [00:00:16] the secrets of this region and tell you. The history [00:00:19] of the town of Korolino is quite interesting. Once, in [00:00:23] the fifteenth century, these lands were owned by an influential Tatar [00:00:27] family, then they were sold to Prince Glinsky. But the most [00:00:30] interesting, vivid history of Korolino began when this [00:00:34] place fell into the hands of Count [00:00:36] Tyzenhaus. [00:00:40] It was on his initiative that the construction of a palace and park complex began in Korolino, [00:00:43] which, according to the plan, was to [00:00:46] surpass the beauty of the Svyatsk [00:00:49] palace. [00:00:54] Adventures begin already at the entrance to the country [00:00:57] residence. These gates are like a time machine. [00:01:30] the symbol of the sun, the most ancient, the strongest amulet [00:01:33] of our ancestors, the Slavs, if we come, maybe to Minsk, maybe to [00:01:37] Mogilev, or maybe to Brest or Grodno, then one [00:01:40] sun will shine above us, but if we come specifically [00:01:43] to Karalina, then chara-mara, immediately [00:01:46] five, why five you ask, one from [00:01:49] the sky, because it also shines brightly today, two, [00:01:52] three, four, five from that side, and everyone who [00:01:56] passes here, I advise to take a general photo. [00:02:30] to be and to be prestigious hunters, there were large [00:02:33] forest lands here, in which, as you remember, aurochs [00:02:36] and deer lived, and these places were amazing [00:02:40] hunting grounds. In the second half of the 16th century, these lands [00:02:44] came into the possession of Antoni Tyzenhaus. His name [00:02:47] is certainly familiar to every resident of Grodno region. In the Grand [00:02:51] Duchy of Lithuania, Tyzenhaus held the position [00:02:54] of Treasurer. This is the equivalent of the Minister of Finance. He was also [00:02:57] the Grodno starost and patron. And [00:03:00] a reformer, he decided to use these [00:03:03] lands as a model for [00:03:06] economic development, creating all sorts [00:03:10] of manufactories here, because the Katatarka and Alasasyanka rivers flow [00:03:13] here, and manufactories were built along the banks of these [00:03:17] rivers, which is very interesting, manufactories for [00:03:20] the production of wool, gold [00:03:23] items, and carriage items, [00:03:27] so that you understand the scale of the transformations. [00:04:00] the royal treasury. Were the taxes large then? The taxes were [00:04:04] not small, but back then we only paid taxes with money, at that [00:04:07] time all tributes were collected, household utensils were passed on, [00:04:11] items of the middle household, they could [00:04:14] give for taxes products they made with their [00:04:17] own hands, food, the same [00:04:20] eggs, yes, flour, bread, grain, so [00:04:23] the premises for collecting such taxes were huge, [00:04:26] accordingly, a whole palace and park complex was built in Karalina at [00:04:30] Tezingauz's initiative with many [00:04:33] buildings: a manor house, stables, a forge, a mill, [00:04:37] a caretaker's house, and also a hexagonal tower, you would never [00:04:41] guess what function it performed. And behind us now [00:04:45] is a very interesting building, it is called a hexagon, it is a former ice house, [00:04:48] in modern terms a refrigerator, and why is it a hexagon? A very [00:04:52] interesting decision was made, because bees use six faces in their [00:04:56] construction in honeycombs, exactly six [00:04:58] faces. Such a geometric shape allows [00:05:02] to increase this volume of usable area [00:05:06] with the same volume, and the walls with such [00:05:10] a structure have more strength. This building is still an ice house. [00:05:13] Not now, now this building has been rebuilt [00:05:17] as a recreation center, here a whole family can settle in, six or seven [00:05:20] people and relax. Tyzenhaus dreamed of building a Palace in Korolino [00:05:24] that would surpass the famous Walowicz estate in Svyatsk. He [00:05:27] even hired the same architect, the Italian [00:05:30] Giuseppe de Sacco. But, unfortunately, the palace remained only a plan [00:05:34] on paper, and this chapel was also only dreamed of, though [00:05:37] by the next owners of the estate, and it was built only [00:05:40] 15 years ago. a chapel in honor of the Holy Archangel [00:05:44] Michael, which was also built in a significant place, [00:05:47] in the place of the ancient forge, a very interesting story is connected [00:05:51] with it, because in 1861 [00:05:54] one of the owners at that time, Spiridon Gontsovsky, [00:05:57] bequeathed to his children to build a chapel here, but the children did not [00:06:01] fulfill their father's will, and it so happened that when Pavel [00:06:05] Olenovich Klemuk came here, he found these documents in the archives [00:06:08] and decided to fulfill the will of this person. In 2010, the chapel was [00:06:12] built and consecrated in honor of the Holy Archangel Michael. [00:06:16] 149 years passed until a person made a wish, until [00:06:20] it came true, so Vladimir, if you have a wish, if [00:06:23] it did not come true today, do not despair, the main thing is, [00:06:27] it will definitely come true. [00:06:30] In the manor house, in the largest building of the complex, the masonry [00:06:33] has been preserved since the 15th century. It saw not only [00:06:37] Tyzenhaus, but also the Tatars, to whom Queen Bona Sforza [00:06:40] granted these lands for good... [00:07:12] Well, you have to greet them, and indeed, good day, your bright [00:07:16] Excellency, good day, your bright Excellency, Antoni [00:07:19] Tyzenhaus himself, and as you see Vladimir, today he sits and works for the good of our [00:07:23] country, he invents something, oh, there is someone else here, who is this nobleman, [00:07:27] and this is in a red jacket, this is the last king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Stanislaw [00:07:30] August Poniatowski, opposite him is this beauty, his beloved woman, he [00:07:34] fortified, Catherine the Second, after [00:07:37] Tyzenhaus the estate changed owners many times and gradually [00:07:41] fell into disrepair. At the beginning of the 20th century, only ruins [00:07:44] remained of the manor house and outbuildings. How [00:07:48] the Falvarek looked at that time can be seen in rare photos. [00:07:51] They were handed over by a relative of Count Kozel-Poklevsky, the last [00:07:55] owner of the estate. The feeling inside the museum [00:07:58] is indescribable. There is such a word fundamental. Everything [00:08:01] here is fundamental. Walls, exhibits, [00:08:05] history. Yes. The second floor [00:08:08] of the museum is dedicated not to royal persons, but to simple peasants [00:08:12] and their life. "I am proud of our country that people of different [00:08:15] nationalities have always coexisted under our Belarusian sky. Here we have [00:08:18] a hut of [00:08:21] Catholic peasants, Orthodox, [00:08:24] Jewish, the richest, apparently, [00:08:28] the richest, yes, very interesting, for a few minutes you [00:08:32] can literally immerse yourself in the life [00:08:35] of a Belarusian village, and in absolutely different [00:08:38] guises, great, well, let's go immerse ourselves, simple furniture." [00:08:42] towels, kerosene lamp, clay and copper dishes, and for [00:08:46] those who are richer, sewing machines and an oven, even if [00:08:49] modest, but with tiles. Yes, [00:08:52] Yur, you have a huge household, I can [00:08:55] imagine how people managed before, now it's probably even harder, [00:08:58] how do you cope with this? Well, Vladimir, [00:09:01] you should ask this question not to me, but to our manager. Let's go, I'll [00:09:05] introduce you. [00:09:10] I introduce you to the manager of the folwark. [00:09:42] the opportunity to fill yourself with some vital energy, and how [00:09:46] to call it, we thought for a long, long time, looked in books, that is, well, let's say, and we [00:09:50] found it, it's an energy funnel, an energy [00:09:52] funnel, do you want to say that in this place there are forces that [00:09:56] give energy and as a result prosperity to the owners [00:09:59] of these places, of course, look, my father started [00:10:02] restoring this folwark in 2000, and until [00:10:06] now, that is, well, let's say, he is vigorous, strong, handsome, that [00:10:10] is, well, let's say, and beautiful children like... [00:10:14] Great! By 2000, only the entrance gate remained of the huge [00:10:18] folwark, and the restoration began with it. [00:10:21] The reconstruction of the entire complex took more than 20 years and... [00:10:25] as Roman admits, it continues to this day, I hope that I will instill [00:10:28] all these foundations in my children, they will be able to grasp [00:10:32] them, that is, well, and will be proud that Belarus has a huge [00:10:35] layer of history that can serve [00:10:39] as an example, we have a huge history due to the fact that we are at the crossroads of all [00:10:43] countries, all countries, that is, they envy us, you can't [00:10:46] say it better, guys, it's true, oh, what [00:10:50] is this, knights? Well, of course, knights, what are they [00:10:54] doing there? Well, today this is our kitchen, awesome, what [00:10:58] surprises you throw at me, can I come closer? Yes, let's go, [00:11:01] let's go, so, with Roman's light hand, we once again found ourselves in [00:11:05] the past, but this time even further back than the times [00:11:08] of Tyzenhaus, what are they doing here with you, this is a common thing, [00:11:12] their summer parking, they cook food, and how many years has this [00:11:16] been happening, well, more than 500 years already, wait, do you [00:11:19] want to say that they are constantly doing something here, this particular couple, [00:11:23] yes, yes, yes, awesome, are they not seen by us? No, they don't see us, [00:11:26] no, it's not dangerous to approach them at all. [00:11:30] How atmospheric, the lady sees her knight off to [00:11:34] a campaign, in our time we would say, sending her husband to work, [00:11:38] helping him put on his armor, not to forget his weapon and, of course, [00:11:41] she will definitely feed him before the road, let's [00:11:43] try it, let me [00:11:47] try it, [00:11:50] well, it looks like pilaf, well, most likely it's some kind of camping [00:11:53] porridge, well... [00:11:57] Where else in Belarus can you get into the past in a literal sense and [00:12:01] try food from a knight's fire? Let's go, we won't bother them, [00:12:03] look, [00:12:07] whether knights stopped in Korolino or not is a question for historians, [00:12:11] but it is reliably known that in the folwark under Tyzenhaus there was [00:12:14] a park of incredible beauty, with a pond and [00:12:18] many rare plants, after all, it was the residence of the Minister [00:12:22] of Finance. Roman, this is simply amazing, it's incredibly [00:12:25] beautiful here, beautiful architecture, beautiful [00:12:29] history, and look at the nature, it's just [00:12:32] fantastic, I want to live here, [00:12:35] come, we will be very happy to help you live here, [00:12:39] great, and they also say that real treasures were stored [00:12:42] in the cellars of the Folwark, now we will check [00:12:52] first, [00:12:55] dangerous, but I'll go, I'll [00:12:57] cover you, [00:13:00] wow, it's so atmospheric here, and also [00:13:07] cellar is long, yes, [00:13:11] yes, but with its own highlight, [00:13:14] we only have one door that we need to open, behind it is an underground [00:13:18] passage, oh well, an underground passage, I heard, in every castle, in [00:13:22] every estate, right an underground passage in... so [00:13:33] so, Roman, I know what you're going to say now, there's an underground [00:13:37] passage, when I was little, I used to crawl in there, [00:13:47] stories that every estate tells, is it true that we're not just any [00:13:50] estate, we're a royal estate? Okay, let's say this, if there's no underground [00:13:54] passage... [00:14:01] then dinner is on you tonight, okay, and if there is an underground passage, then dinner is on you tonight, well, okay, that's fine, [00:14:03] let's open it, [00:14:06] no way, awesome, [00:14:08] look, you can, [00:14:11] of course, [00:14:15] this is a real underground passage, which leads to a secret [00:14:18] room, and it's both scary and interesting what I will [00:14:22] see in it, [00:14:33] Done, but I'm not in the mood for food yet, I want [00:14:37] to look around, it's kind of strange here, a long table and many [00:14:40] keys on the ceiling. I couldn't solve this quest until Roman [00:14:44] confessed. We came to the Masons' room, the largest [00:14:48] secret brotherhood in the world. You have entered [00:14:51] an unusual place, it is a secret room that was only open [00:14:55] to the chosen few, and this is the Masons' room, a secret [00:14:59] negotiating room, which was used by the king during [00:15:02] his visit to this estate to discuss important [00:15:06] state matters. Masonry appeared in the 15th [00:15:10] century, it was founded by medieval stonemasons, at that time this profession [00:15:13] was prestigious and required special skills that were passed on [00:15:17] secretly when joining the guild. The word Masons [00:15:20] means a free stonemason. [00:15:23] quantity of money, but there was no power, and how to gain at least some [00:15:27] power, one must create a secret society that everyone wanted [00:15:30] to join, because when you fall into some [00:15:34] secret, you... completely [00:15:38] recharge yourself with the energy you are in. The secret has been revealed, it's time [00:15:41] to reveal the taste of the dish. For dinner we have [00:15:44] roasted wild game, the meat turned out surprisingly soft and [00:15:48] tender. Roman cooked it himself according to an ancient recipe. [00:15:52] He soaked the game in a saline solution for 8 hours, [00:15:55] then marinated it, let it rest, and only then [00:15:58] baked it. You know, today's dinner is [00:16:02] special, firstly, I'm in the image of a hunter, yes, I just [00:16:04] feel it. I feel how [00:16:08] we, after the hunt, having returned, discussed all [00:16:11] the matters in the Masonic lodge, touched upon a [00:16:14] wonderful culinary masterpiece, this all [00:16:18] makes up such a complete picture [00:16:20] of incredible pleasure here at the folwark, just [00:16:24] bliss, I envy myself, the only thing I'm [00:16:26] afraid of is that they might not [00:16:32] agreed, well, the secrets of the Korolino dungeon [00:16:36] revealed incredible impressions, I heartily [00:16:39] recommend you come here yourselves and complete this [00:16:43] quest, thank you very much, I think it's not [00:16:46] the last time and we always tell our guests that [00:16:49] these beautiful gates greet you, they accompany [00:16:52] you, here the story began and here the story ended, cool, when you [00:16:56] leave through the gates, you must create your own story, I am going to create [00:16:59] my own story, and I can keep the costume, [00:17:03] for you as a friend. The classic purposes of using [00:17:22] gold and foreign exchange reserves are maintaining the exchange rate, [00:17:26] paying off debts, if necessary, paying for some critical [00:17:29] import goods, financial cushions, these are [00:17:33] already the goals of supporting the economy. Rapid growth of deposits over 3 years [00:17:37] and... we exceeded the mark of 25 billion rubles, more than [00:17:40] 70% are ruble deposits. Most often we [00:17:44] trust the currency of the country whose economy we trust? The size [00:17:47] of the working reserve is a guarantor of the Republic of Belarus fulfilling [00:17:51] certain external obligations, modernization, which has been going on [00:17:55] since 2010, this process does not stop. All [00:17:58] consumers of our republic are fully provided with the necessary [00:18:02] wood. The furniture industry of the Republic of Belarus has stepped [00:18:06] forward and... can present to the buyer a wide [00:18:10] range of its products. Split chipboard, [00:18:12] MDF, solid wood, budget, premium [00:18:16] class, that is - and at relatively affordable [00:18:20] prices. We can do a lot, but we still [00:18:24] need to create a center of competence in design, [00:18:27] construction, and this is precisely the main [00:18:30] task today. All about complex economic processes in [00:18:34] the country and abroad, in simple language in the project. [00:18:37] Economic Environment on Belarus [00:18:40] 24 TV channel. We are going on a reconnaissance mission to [00:18:44] the Belarusian hinterland to find out how former city [00:18:47] residents live [00:18:49] there. [00:18:51] She and her husband had no plans to move to the village to grow [00:18:55] grapes. And then my father unexpectedly [00:18:57] dies. And it turns out that near his [00:19:01] house there is a huge vineyard, and it remains. Very soon the Belarusian [00:19:04] spring showed them its character. 40% [00:19:08] froze to death, despite everything, they did not give up, on the contrary, [00:19:11] decided to expand. I came and showed him the paper and said that I took [00:19:15] the land. Now they have three large plots, a lot of grapes, strawberries [00:19:19] and blueberries. Immediately after moving to the village, our [00:19:22] heroes had a misfortune. I fell [00:19:25] from the roof during installation, yes, I broke three processes of my [00:19:28] spine. The elder son did not understand his parents [00:19:31] and stayed to live in the city. Why do you need this, the village, [00:19:35] you are always tied to this? A little later it turned out that there was [00:19:39] another very serious problem: we don't have a road, [00:19:43] we can't bring fodder, we can't bring hay, we can't [00:19:47] bring straw, because the road just washes away, the road [00:19:50] consists of clay, despite everything, they believe in a bright [00:19:54] future and are arranging their life, watch in [00:19:57] the project I am from the village on the TV channel [00:20:01] Belarus [00:20:01] 24. [00:20:17] The most sacred things, humanity has always hidden underground [00:20:20] treasures, weapons, and escape routes, near [00:20:24] Korolyovo are the forts of the Grodno fortress, they [00:20:27] began to be built in 1912. [00:20:30] The project was planned to be grandiose, but the First World [00:20:33] War began, the fortress was abolished, the weapons were taken out, [00:20:37] blown up, the surviving forts over time turned into [00:20:40] caves and dungeons, an atmospheric place, but today I [00:20:44] went a little further from Grodno, to Shchuchin district, found [00:20:47] something more mysterious, and... [00:21:20] attractions of Shchuchin district, this is Bunker [00:21:23] 77, and this is Igor, but not 77, but just [00:21:26] Igor, who will guide me, Igor, hello, [00:21:30] hello, it's interesting already at the start, and it will be more interesting [00:21:33] there, let's not delay, let's go on [00:21:36] an excursion, behind the huge hermetic door, [00:21:40] a long corridor with many passages and rooms, without Igor, I would [00:21:44] definitely get lost here, around us there are many doors, where do they [00:21:47] lead? This was the exit to Kentai, that is, [00:21:50] air intake shafts are the same as the armory, well, [00:21:53] and an isolation ward, an isolation ward is if a person gets sick and cannot [00:21:57] go out, unfortunately, they are quarantined, and getting sick here, by the way, is very easy, because [00:22:01] firstly, it's hard to see here, secondly, it's really very [00:22:04] cold. Well, forward, we are not [00:22:07] afraid of the cold. The bunker goes underground for three [00:22:11] floors. This is a huge complex with offices, [00:22:14] a dining room, a recreation room and leisure, the most important [00:22:18] room - the control center. There's a guard [00:22:21] here and something dynamically blinking, what is [00:22:25] it? Well, our guides call this room [00:22:28] the all-seeing eye of the bunker, but it's actually from the eighties, well, that is, [00:22:32] a computer, information came here from outside, that is, [00:22:35] you see these iron plates, a raised floor, information was received through [00:22:39] cables, it selected the air filtration mode, showed which devices [00:22:43] were overheating, a request came here for entry and exit, well, what can [00:22:46] I say, the brains of the bunker, if we evaluate it as a living organism. [00:22:50] 77 is a backup command post of the Soviet [00:22:54] Air Force. It was built in the Shchuchin district [00:22:57] almost 50 years ago, during the Cold War. [00:23:01] It was assumed that in case of any threat to the USSR, [00:23:04] aviation would be commanded from here. [00:23:08] The bunker would send signals to airfields, and fighters would [00:23:11] take [00:23:12] off into the sky on alert. [00:23:17] And this room is very important. And here [00:23:20] are cylinders with air, well, [00:23:23] if there's nothing to breathe on the surface, then [00:23:27] here you can last [00:23:29] for some time. [00:23:32] Thanks to reserves of air, food, and medicine, the facility could [00:23:35] operate autonomously for 30 days. It was designed [00:23:39] so that it could continue to operate even in the event of an indirect [00:23:42] nuclear strike. I noticed that the walls in this corridor are very beautiful, [00:23:46] well, in particular one. Some kind [00:23:50] of peculiar bunker architecture, why are the [00:23:52] walls exactly like this? [00:23:56] In general, these are ribs, as they are called, called tubings, [00:24:00] they are made of reinforced concrete, this is if there is an explosive wave, suddenly, [00:24:03] outside the trees fall, because they oscillate, [00:24:07] the explosive wave is absorbed, that is, a person's tea in a mug will not even stir here, [00:24:10] for example, subway stations are built in the same way, well, subway oscillations, [00:24:14] so that the city does not just go underground, but in the subway, cast iron is used instead of iron, [00:24:18] here iron is still more. [00:24:20] There were only five such facilities in the Soviet Union. [00:24:24] Shchuchin is one of the largest. Here [00:24:26] 80 people were present simultaneously. Commanders, [00:24:30] signalmen, radio operators were ready for [00:24:36] dinner is on schedule. Igor, are we in the dining room? Yes, [00:24:40] absolutely right, this is our dining room, which, by the way, [00:24:43] was designed for 18 people who could [00:24:46] eat at the same time. Since people ate, someone cooked it, someone [00:24:50] cleaned up after them, of course, how did that happen? Well, there were [00:24:54] four cooks, but two positions, so for 6 [00:24:57] hours two cooks, one cooks, the second serves and washes [00:25:00] dishes, 6 hours passed, they changed, went to rest, [00:25:04] the second two cooks came, of course, there were no frills in [00:25:07] the menu, standard army cuisine, soups, [00:25:11] porridges, stew, fish, a cup of tea for dessert, [00:25:14] food did not depend on rank, in the dining room, as before [00:25:18] the charter, all are equal. [00:25:20] and this is the most pleasant and perhaps the most delicious place [00:25:23] in the bunker, the serving area, where soldiers came [00:25:27] for food, in peacetime soldiers ate in [00:25:30] the dining room, but during an alarm or martial [00:25:33] law they were given such a ration right at their [00:26:02] for one post two people who relieved each [00:26:05] other for 6 hours, that is, 6 hours you work, then you went for 6 hours [00:26:09] to eat, wash, shave, sleep, [00:26:13] 6 hours passed, they changed, if there was a free minute, [00:26:17] soldiers could relax in the recreation room, in Soviet times it was [00:26:20] called Lenin's room, portraits of the leader, newspaper clippings, an old [00:26:24] television, in short, everything like in the era of nuclear [00:26:27] confrontation, all 80 people had [00:26:30] access here, if time allowed. [00:27:03] I noticed that everywhere there are [00:27:06] very long sheets with some kind [00:27:09] of telegram, what is it? Well, we are [00:27:12] a museum of the Cold War, here we tell the history of the Cold [00:27:15] War, this telegram is the starting point. February [00:27:19] 22, 1946 there was such a person as George [00:27:23] Kennan, and he sent this telegram to the USA, here he [00:27:26] spoke about the Soviet Union, about its attitude to communism and so [00:27:30] on, it is considered that this was the beginning of [00:27:33] the Cold War. Fortunately, there was no combat alarm in the history of the Shchuchin [00:27:36] bunker. The Cold War, as we know, did not enter [00:27:40] an active phase. Essentially, it was an arms race without [00:27:44] military action. It ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union. [00:27:48] The Iron Curtain fell, and with it the bunker's secrecy. There were no [00:27:51] military actions in the Cold War, as it were, on the territory of the Union, [00:27:55] but exercises did take place here, but [00:27:58] those people who were locked up here, who were not warned that this was an exercise, either now [00:28:02] here... Well, [00:28:06] that's good, and it's great that [00:28:12] there were no real military actions. Whether you are interested in [00:28:16] gastronomic tourism or love military themes, [00:28:19] it doesn't matter, you must visit this bunker. Bunker [00:28:23] 77 is the only such facility available to [00:28:26] tourists, the cold of underground corridors and indescribable [00:28:29] an atmosphere of mystery. Do you want to unravel the secrets [00:28:33] of the past, and at the same time get to know our history better, come to [00:28:36] Grodno region, here any journey will turn into [00:28:39] an exciting delicious quest. [00:29:15] On air, the Blitz project. The strength of Belarus is in the unity of the people. [00:29:19] We often hear this phrase: what is embedded in this concept [00:29:22] and what meanings do we broadcast to the world. My name is Pavel [00:29:26] Lazovik and my guest is Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Vyacheslav [00:29:29] Danilovich. Vyacheslav Viktorovich, welcome. Thank you, our [00:29:33] inviolable right to self-determination, we celebrate the Day [00:29:36] of National Unity and discuss global issues with Americans [00:29:40] at the same table, and what in your opinion allows [00:29:44] us to demonstrate our national political maturity? [00:29:47] Our strength also lies in what Belarusians have, in the fact that we know how to learn [00:29:51] lessons from history. I recall the postulate that at one time [00:29:54] the head of state, our President Alexander Grigorevich Lukashenka, put forward as a demand before [00:29:58] historical science: give an objective picture of the historical past, what is it for. [00:30:32] their fate. September 17, Belarusians celebrate the Day [00:30:36] of National Unity, but if for some, a united society is [00:30:39] a source of strength, for others it is an irritant. In a world where [00:30:43] states collapse from internal contradictions, migration collapses and [00:30:46] elite splits, the Belarusian model of consolidation becomes a structural [00:30:50] basis for development. In the era of sanctions wars, hybrid pressure [00:30:54] attempts to destabilize society from within, Belarusians demonstrate [00:30:57] a rare quality for the modern world.