Vitebsk State Medical University (VSMU) is one of the largest medical establishments of higher education in Belarus with more than 7200 students from 43 countries.
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P. M. Masherov Vitebsk State University, commonly known simply as Vitebsk State University, is a tertiary institute in Vitebsk, Belarus.
Telecommunications in Belarus involves the availability and use of electronic devices and services, such as the telephone, television, radio or computer, for the purpose of communication.
Vitebsk or Vitsyebsk is a city in northern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Vitebsk Region and Vitebsk District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2024, it has 358,395 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-largest city. It is served by Vitebsk Vostochny Airport and Vitebsk Air Base.
Vitebsk Region or Viciebsk Region, also known as Vitebsk Oblast or Vitsyebsk Voblasts, is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Vitebsk. It is located in the north of the country, and borders on Russia.
In Soviet and Belarusian historiography, the Vitebsk or Surazh gate was the name given to the corridor connecting Soviet and German-occupied territories during World War II. The 40 km area between Velizh and Usvyaty was a point of contact between the German Army Groups North and Centre. The gate, created by the Soviet 4th Shock Army Toropets–Kholm Offensive during the winter of 1941–42, existed from 10 February to 28 September 1942.
Mogilev Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Northwestern Krai of the Russian Empire. The governorate bordered the Vitebsk Governorate to the north, the Smolensk Governorate to the east, the Chernigov Governorate to the south, and the Minsk Governorate to the west. Its capital was Mogilev, also referred to as Mogilev-on-the-Dnieper, or Mogilev Gubernskiy. The area of the Mogilev Governorate covered concomitant Belarus' Vitebsk, Mogilev and Gomel Regions.
The Diocese of Vitebsk is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Vitebsk in the ecclesiastical province of Minsk-Mohilev in Belarus.
Vitebsk State Technological University (VSTU) is a technological university located in Vitebsk, Belarus.
Vitebsk Museum of Modern Art was an art museum in Vitebsk, Belarus organized in 1918 by Marc Chagall, Kazimir Malevich and Alexander Romm. In 1921, it exhibited 120 paintings "representing all the movements of the contemporary art from the Academic Realism to Impressionism to Suprematism". In the mid-1920s, the museum was closed. While some paintings have found their way to museums of Russia and Belarus, the whereabouts of many paintings are unknown.
The Marc Chagall Museum is a museum dedicated to the painter Marc Chagall, in his hometown of Vitebsk, Belarus. The museum was founded by the Vitebsk City Executive Committee's decision on October 23, 1991.
The Vitebsk Regional History Museum is a museum in Vitebsk, Belarus.
Monastery of the Holy Spirit is a female Eastern Orthodox monastery in Vitebsk, Belarus.
Vitebsk Ghetto or Witebsk Ghetto was a short-lived ghetto in the town of Vitebsk in modern-day Belarus. It was created soon after the German invasion of the Soviet Union; immediately after the Nazis took control of the town on 11 July 1941.
Vitebsk District or Viciebsk District is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region in northern Belarus. The administrative center of the district is the city of Vitebsk, which is administratively separated from the district. The most populated town of the district itself is Ruba.
Hlybokaye District or Hlybokaje District is a district (raion) in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. The administrative center of the district is the town of Hlybokaye.
Lyepyel District is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region, Belarus. The administrative center is Lyepyel.
Vitebsk Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, with the seat of governorship in Vitebsk. It was established in 1802 by splitting Belarusian Governorate and existed until 1924. Today most of the area belongs to Belarus, the northwestern part to Latvia and the northeastern part to Pskov and Smolensk Oblasts of Russia.Together with the Vilna, Kovno, Grodno, Minsk, and Mogilev Governorates, it formed the Northwestern Krai. The provincial city was Vitebsk, the largest city was Dvinsk.
The Principality of Vitebsk was a Ruthenian principality centered on the city of Vitebsk in modern Belarus, that existed from its founding in 1101 until it was nominally inherited into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1320. Vitebsk would later fall under the complete authority of Lithuania in 1508.
Victory Square is a square in Vitebsk, Belarus. It is currently the largest square in Belarus. It is situated on the bank of the Dvina River. During all the major public holidays, parades and performances take place on the square. In the winter, the main Christmas tree in the country is located on the square.
Kalyshki or Kolyshki is a village in Lyozna District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is located near the border with Russia.
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