1.Minsk is the capital of the Republic of Belarus, its political, economic, cultural and scientific center.
2.Minsk is situated on the river Svisloch and occupies an area of 200 square kilometers.
3. Its population is about 2 million people.
4.During the Great Patriotic War Minsk was destroyed by German invaders almost completely.
5.Victory Square, the Eternal Flame at the monument commemorates soldiers, underground fighters, partisans who fell in the battles for freedom f our motherland.
6.The names of many streets of the city commemorate many heroes.
7. Minsk is also known as a city of science and students.
8.There is the Academy of Sciences and 16 higher educational establishments there, the biggest of which are the University and the Polytechnic Academy.
9.In Minsk there are 6 theaters, concert halls, a circus, dozens of cinemas, many places of culture, libraries, clubs.
10.The most famous theaters are the Opera and Ballet theatre, the Yanka Kupala Theatre, the Gorky Russian Drama Theatre.