President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has awarded the "For Spiritual Revival" prizes and special prizes to cultural and art figures. The Head of State signed the corresponding decrees on December 19, as reported to BELTA by the press service of the Belarusian leader.
For active work in the humanitarian sector, which contributes to strengthening the spiritual values and moral traditions of the Belarusian people and the patriotic education of youth, five Presidential prizes "For Spiritual Revival" have been awarded based on the results of 2025.
The staff of the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Belarusian Orthodox Church has been awarded for the development of new areas of social service of the church and a significant contribution to pastoral care. The staff of OJSC "Belrestavratsiya" has been awarded for the preservation and revival of the historical and cultural heritage of Belarus.
The authorial team, consisting of Vladislava Artyukovskaya, artistic director of the Youth Estrada Theatre, and Anna Lukashenko, songwriter, has been honoured with a high award for their significant contribution to preserving historical memory, strengthening the spiritual values of the Belarusian people, and creating and implementing the highly artistic patriotic project "Every Third".
The authorial team of the National State Television and Radio Company has been awarded the prize for creating the documentary and analytical television film series "Time Chose Us". The team includes Ivan Eismont, Chairman of the National State Television and Radio Company, Gleb Gorbatenko, responsible editor of the broadcasting department of the main directorate of the "First Information" TV channel, and Olga Makei, deputy chief director of the main directorate of this TV channel.
Police Major Viktor Shipkov, senior district police inspector of the public order and prevention department of the public security police of the internal affairs department of the Gomel Regional Executive Committee, has been awarded for his personal contribution to the revival, preservation, and popularisation of folk art, conducting ethnographic research, and reconstructing traditional festive costumes of the southeastern part of the Gomel region.
Ten special Presidential prizes of Belarus have been awarded to cultural and art figures for outstanding achievements in the fields of music, theatre, cinema, decorative and applied arts, choreography, library science, and the education and upbringing of creative youth, which have received public recognition.
The following collectives have been awarded a high honour:
The National Academic Grand Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus – for a significant contribution to patriotic education and the creation of the creative project "Pathetic Diary of Memory";
The exemplary dance ensemble "Chabarok" of the Minsk State Palace of Children and Youth – for a great contribution to the preservation and development of choreographic art traditions, and active participation in the socio-cultural life of the country;
The Brest Puppet Theatre – for a significant contribution to the preservation of national spiritual traditions and the popularisation of moral values through theatrical art;
The Mosty District Library – for a significant contribution to the patriotic education of the younger generation and the implementation of the innovative literary project "Books Build BRIDGES".
A special prize has also been awarded to Lyudmila Volkovich-Boris and Elizaveta Chervontseva, teachers at the M. K. Oginskiy Molodechno State Musical College, for the revival, preservation, and development of the traditions of the Molodechno school of "vytinanka" (papercutting).
Aleksandr Efremov, Artistic Director of the Honoured Collective of the Republic of Belarus Theatre-Studio of Film Actors of the National Film Studio "Belarusfilm", has been awarded a high honour for his great personal contribution to the development and popularisation of Belarusian theatrical and film art. Police Lieutenant, soloist of the brass band of the Main Internal Affairs Directorate of the Minsk City Executive Committee, Anna Blagova – for her personal contribution to the development of contemporary musical art and the creation of songs with patriotic themes. Tamara Zharova, a teacher at the Republican Gymnasium-College at the Belarusian State Academy of Music – for her personal contribution to the development and popularisation of national musical art and the training of laureates of international and republican competitions. Andrey Martynyuk, a master of folk arts and crafts at the Dzerzhinsk District Centre of Culture and Folk Crafts – for outstanding achievements in decorative and applied arts and the creation of a unique technology for manufacturing mechanical clocks from wood. Ksenia Pogorelaya, a soloist-instrumentalist artist at the "Museum of the History of Architecture of St. Sophia Cathedral" branch of the National Polotsk Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve – for a significant personal contribution to the promotion of Belarusian musical heritage and the development of organ performance in Belarus.