Top news for August 5-6

Field weekdays, international kneading and the Commonwealth Olympics ..

II Games of the CIS countries are open! How and what emotions remained with the audience.

PHOTO REPORT: II Games of the CIS countries.

PHOTO REPORT: II Games of the CIS countries.

. Summing up the results of beach volleyball competitions at the II Games of the CIS countries.

The victorious "dragon" of the Belarusian group players, the medal bouquet of Gornosko and the triumph of Russian stars. II Games of the CIS countries.

II GAMES OF THE CIS COUNTRIES.

II GAMES OF THE CIS COUNTRIES.

PHOTO-FACT: Olympic champion in artistic

The HEAD of the FHB in the jersey of the Belarusian national team.

by order of the President.

The Deputy Commander of the MTR told about the changes and tasks in the service.

In Belarus and leguminous crops.

Scientists this year "double". Why?

"We need a marketing approach." Expert about production in Belarus.

As in Belarus, they said in the Ministry of Communications.

in the first half of the year grew by 20.2%.

In MINSK in August urban passenger transport.

expected in Belarus on 7 August.

TODAY

The Belarusian State Circus will show a new program with the participation of the Russian clown trio "Without Socks!". The circus program will be supplemented by both Belarusian and foreign artists. The program will run until August 7th.

Until August 13, the Minsk City Hall will host the exhibition "Padarozhzha in the past: the latest artefacts from the archeal complex at the Menka Race".

II Games of the CIS countries will be held until August 14 in Belarus. More than 6 thousand people are expected to participate, including about 4 thousand athletes, 900 coaches, 800 judges. Competitions will be held in 20 sports in Minsk, Brest, Vitebsk, Gomel, Grodno, Zhlobin, Mogilev, Molodechno, Orsha and Soligorsk. The closing ceremony will take place on August 13 at the Minsk Arena site.

TOMORROW

ASEAN Day. it is celebrated at the initiative of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the anniversary of its creation (1967).

Nina Evgenievna Menshikova, Russian theater and film actress, People's Artist of the RSFSR, was born 95 years ago. She starred in the films "First Joys", "Girls", "We'll Live Until Monday", "School Waltz" and others. Laureate of the USSR State Prize (1970). She died in 2007.

Gusman Yuliy Solomonovich was born 80 years ago, Russian theater and film DIRECTOR, screenwriter, Honored Art Worker of the Russian Federation (1993), People's Artist of Azerbaijan. One of the founders of the KVN movement . He staged the films "Don't be afraid, I'm with you!", "Park of the Soviet period", etc.

75 years ago was born Savitskaya Svetlana Evgenievna, USSR pilot-cosmonaut, the first woman in the world to perform a spacewalk, twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1982, 1984), Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1970). World champion in aerobatics (1970). Set 18 world records.

Lapshin Igor Olegovich, a Belarusian athlete (athletics, triple jump), coach, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1991), was born 60 years ago. Silver medalist of the XXIV Olympic Games (1988). World champion (1991), European champion (1990), bronze medalist (1990). Winner of the World Universiade (1989). In 1995-2001, he was the head coach of the national track and field athletics team of Belarus.

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