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The Verenitsinsky Square in Gorodok greeted the participants of the anniversary Day of Writing with an updated look. With the participation of the Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Igor Petrishenko, Minister of Information Vladimir Pertsov, Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Alexander Subbotin, Chairman of the Gorodok District Executive Committee Irina Polyakova, and a broad representation of diplomats from Russia, Syria, Palestine, Zimbabwe, and Azerbaijan, Armenia, the sculptural composition "Bukvar" (Alphabet Book) was unveiled here.
The author of the work is Igor Silka, a student of the Belarusian Academy of Arts:
- The impetus for creating the sketch was the world's first alphabet book, published 405 years ago at the printing house of the Vilnius Holy Spirit Orthodox Brotherhood. According to historians, this book also has Belarusian roots. Seeing the fonts of the original alphabet book, I decided to stylize them, arranging them into an unusual composition that looks interesting from all angles.
Another new feature of Verenitsinsky Square is the "Draeva belaruskaga pіs'menstva" (Tree of Belarusian Writing). The "wonder" made of stainless steel, over two and a half meters high, has books instead of a trunk. The front of the sculpture features a scroll with the holiday logo and the inscription "Verenitsinsky Square." The creator of the composition, Yuri Tatarinovich, director of the Glubokoye enterprise "V azhure," calculates:
- There are a total of 19 books by bright, talented authors who have glorified the Gorodok region. It is symbolic that the last of them is made in the form of a flower. This is a sign: the continuity of generations, creativity, and life go on!