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Vitsebsk developed from a harbour on the Daugava River (in Belarusian, Dzvina). The first records of the city are dated from the 10th century. In the 12th and 13th centuries it was a well-established city on the cross-roads of the river routes between the Baltic, Black and Mediterranean seas. At these times the city was governed by veche.

In 1597 Vitebsk was granted the Magdeburg Rights.

Vitsebsk is the birthplace of:

• Marc Chagall, famous painter
• Zhores Ivanovich Alferov, physicist
• S. AnskyShloyme Zanvl Rappoport ( 1863 1920), better known by the pseudonym S. Ansky was a scholar who documented Jewish folklore and mystical beliefs. He is best known for authoring the play The Dybbuk . He was born in Vitebsk, Russia. External link Ansky, S., playwrightA playwright is an author of plays for performance in the theater. The earliest playwrights with surviving works are a group of playwrights from Greece during the 5th century BC, notably Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes. The term dramatis, author of The DybbukFor information on the creature from Jewish folklore, see dybbuk. The Dybbuk (or Between Two Worlds is a 1914 play by S. Ansky, relating the story of a young bride possessed by a Dybbuk on the eve of her wedding. The Dybbuk is considered a seminal play in.

In January 19911991 like 2002, is a palindromic year. It also has the same calendar as 2002, including Easter on March 31. It is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January January 2 Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first blac, Vitsebsk celebrated the first Marc Chagall Festival. In June 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi, a monument to Chagall was erected on his native Pokrovskaja street and a memorial inscription was done on the wall of his house.

Since 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi, Vitsebsk hosts the annual Slavic Bazaar, an international art festival. Its main programme is devoted to Slavic music. Main participants are artists from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, with guests from many other countries, Slavic ones, as well as non-Slavic ones.

External links

• Coat of Arms
• Photos on Radzima.org

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VitsebskVitsebsk ( Belarusian: Vitsebsk ; Russian: Vitebsk ) is a city with about 400,000 inhabitants in Belarus, near the border with Russia and Latvia. It is the capital of Vitsebsk voblast. Vitsebsk developed from a harbour on the Daugava River (in Belarusian, Vitsebsk voblastVitsebsk voblast is an administrative region of Belarus ( voblast) with capital Vitsebsk. External link Regions of Belarus.