The Belarusian SSR. Established in 1988 by West Germany's Salamander concern and the Krasny Oktyabr (Red October) Factory in Vitebsk, Belvest is one of the first Soviet enterprises with foreign capital. Photo: The joint venture's finishing department.27.10.1989#6558238
Minsk, the Belarusian SSR. The Belarus Department Store building was completed in 1978 to a design by architects Y. Ryazanov and G. Akvilov.27.05.1983#8319113
Monument to Vladimir Lenin on Lenin Square (now Independence Square) in Minsk in front of the Government House of the Belarusian SSR. The designers of the monument are sculptor Matvey Manizer, architect Iosif Langbard. The monument was erected in 1933, destroyed by the Nazis in June 1941, but restored in 1945.07.01.1983#8324101
The Belarusian SSR. Troitskoye Suburb is an historical Minsk district on the left bank of the Svisloch River. The foundations of some local old buildings date to the 17th century. Today, all buildings, the lay-out, landscape and cultural layer of Minsk's historical center are protected by republican legislation.12.08.1982#6719832
The Belarusian SSR. In 1972, this monument to People's Poet of Belarus Yakub Kolas was unveiled on Yakub Kolas Square in Minsk. Sculptyor Z. Azgur, architects Y. Gradov, G. Zaborsky and L. Levin.12.07.1982#6719846
The building of the Central Post Office on Leninsky Prospect (now Independence Prospect) in Minsk, Belarusian SSR.01.10.1977#8942611
