A native of Lepel, Aliaksandr Balotnik, is well-known as a composer who wrote music for the wonderful poem by Belarusian poet Aliaksandr Liachylaŭ, "Charka na pasashok".

 And it is very pleasant that Aliaksandr does not forget his small homeland. Last Christmas, he successfully performed his own songs as a singer on an improvised stage near the district House of Culture, and this year he visited us again, delighting his fellow countrymen with another pop performance.

Mikalaï HARBACHOW.
 In the photo: Aliaksandr Balotnik at Christmas in Lepel.
 Photo by the author.