The "For Spiritual Revival" awards and special Presidential awards have been presented to cultural and art figures
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has awarded the "For Spiritual Revival" prizes and special prizes to cultural and art figures. The Head of State signed the corresponding decrees on December 19, BELTA was informed by the press service of the Belarusian leader.
For active work in the humanitarian sector, which contributes to strengthening the spiritual values and moral traditions of the Belarusian people, and patriotic education of youth, five Presidential prizes "For Spiritual Revival" have been awarded based on the results of 2025.
The staff of the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Belarusian Orthodox Church has been awarded for developing new areas of social service of the church and a significant contribution to pastoral care. The staff of OJSC "Belrestavratsiya" has been awarded for the preservation and revival of the historical and cultural heritage of Belarus.
The author's team, consisting of Vladislava Artiukovskaya, artistic director of the Youth Estrada Theater, and Anna Lukashenko, a songwriter, has been honored with a high award for their significant contribution to preserving historical memory, strengthening the spiritual values of the Belarusian people, and creating and implementing the highly artistic patriotic project "Every Third".
For the creation of the documentary and analytical television film series "Time Chose Us," the author's team of the National State Television and Radio Company has been awarded. This team includes Ivan Eismont, Chairman of the National State Television and Radio Company, Gleb Gorbatenko, responsible editor of the production department of the main directorate of the "First Information" TV channel, and Olga Makei, deputy general director of the main directorate of this TV channel.
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The following collectives have been awarded a high honor:
The National Academic Grand Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus – for a significant contribution to patriotic education and the creation of the creative project "Pathetic Diary of Memory";
The exemplary dance ensemble "Chabarok" of the Minsk State Palace of Children and Youth – for a great contribution to the preservation and development of choreographic art traditions, active participation in the socio-cultural life of the country;
The Brest Puppet Theatre – for a significant contribution to the preservation of national spiritual traditions, the popularization of moral values through theatrical art;
The Mosty District Library – for a significant contribution to the patriotic education of the younger generation, the implementation of the innovative literary project "Books Build BRIDGES".
A special prize has also been awarded to Lyudmila Volkovich-Boris and Elizaveta Chervontseva, teachers at the M.K. Oginski Molodechno State Musical College, for the revival, preservation, and development of the traditions of the Molodechno school of vytynanka.
Alexander Efremov, Artistic Director of the Honored Collective of the Republic of Belarus Theatre-Studio of Film Actors of the National Film Studio "Belarusfilm", has been awarded a high honor for his significant personal contribution to the development and popularization of Belarusian theatrical and film art. Police Lieutenant, soloist of the brass band of the Main Internal Affairs Directorate of the Minsk City Executive Committee, Anna Blagova – for her personal contribution to the development of modern musical art, the creation of songs with patriotic themes. Tamara Zharova, a teacher at the Republican Gymnasium-College at the Belarusian State Academy of Music – for her personal contribution to the development and popularization of national musical art, and the training of laureates of international and republican competitions. Andrey Martynyuk, a master of folk arts and crafts at the Dzerzhinsk District Center of Culture and Folk Crafts – for outstanding achievements in decorative and applied arts, and the creation of a unique technology for making mechanical clocks from wood. Ksenia Pogorelaya, a soloist-instrumentalist artist at the "Museum of the History of Architecture of St. Sophia Cathedral" branch of the National Polotsk Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve – for her significant personal contribution to the promotion of Belarusian musical heritage and the development of organ performance in Belarus.