The sculptural sign “Bukvar” was unveiled at the Day of Writing in Horadok

The Verenitsinsky Square in Gorodok greeted the participants of the юбилейный Day of Writing with a renewed look. With the participation of the Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Igor Petrishenko, the Minister of Information Vladimir Pertsov, the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Alexander Subbotin, the Chairman of the Gorodok District Executive Committee Irina Polyakova, and a broad representation of diplomats from Russia, Syria, Palestine, Zimbabwe, and Azerbaijan, Armenia, the sculptural composition "Bukvar" (Alphabet Book) was unveiled here.

The author of the work is Igor Silka, a student of the Belarusian Academy of Arts:

- The impetus for creating the sketch was the world's first alphabet book, published 405 years ago at the printing house of the Holy Spirit Orthodox Brotherhood of Vilnius. According to historians, this book also has Belarusian roots. Seeing the fonts of the original alphabet book, I decided to stylize them, arranging them into an unusual composition that looks interesting from all angles. 

Another new feature of Verenitsinsky Square is the "Tree of Belarusian Writing". The "wonder" made of stainless steel, over two and a half meters high, has books instead of a trunk. A scroll with the holiday logo and the inscription "Verenitsinsky Square" is placed on the front of the sculpture. The creator of the composition, Yuri Tatarinovich, director of the Glubokoye enterprise "V azhure", calculates:

- A total of 19 books by bright, talented authors who have glorified the Gorodok region. It is symbolic that the last of them is made in the form of a flower. This is a sign: the continuity of generations, creativity, and life go on!

 

"SB"