Minsk, the capital of Belarus.

There are a lot of exiting cities in the world which are famous for beautiful old buildings and monuments, museums and galleries, theatres and concert halls or big modern shopping centers. Minsk is neither as big as the world’s famous capitals nor can it boast of having as many tourist attractions. But in many respects it’s a remarkable city and there are a lot of things to see and do in Minsk. Minsk is a political, economic, cultural center of our country.

One of the most beautiful places in Minsk is Trinity suburb. The history of our capital begins precisely here. Minsk is an ancient city which is more than 900 years old. It was first mentioned in the chronicles in 1067. At first it was a small village with a small fortress located on a riverside of the Svisloch. The name of the city is believed to come from the name of the river Menka. According to other versions, the name derives the word “Mena” as in ancient times there used to be a barter market on the right bank of the river Svisloch.

Minsk was destroyed many times, but the inhabitants restored the city, which every time was becoming more and more beautiful.

Minsk is a hero-city. It was honored with the title in 1974 for people’s courage and heroism during the great patriotic war.

The cultural life of Minsk is diverse and attracts tourists, who get surprised and charmed with the originality of our capital.

My native city

My native city is Gomel. It is an ancient city. It was founded in 1442.

Gomel is situated three hundred kilometers to the south of Minsk. The landscape of this part of the country is very beautiful. Gomel is situated on a high picturesque bank of the Sozh river. It is the second largest city in the Republic of Belarus and the largest city in Belarusian Polesye. Its population is more than 500 thousand people.

Chroniclers say that Radimichy were the distant ancestors of the present day Gomel citizens.

Nowadays Gomel is a modern European city with developed industry. It is the most important industrial centre in the Gomel region. The machine-tool plant is the oldest enterprise in the city. The factories produce goods which go to many parts of the Republic to different countries. In the city there are 200 enterprises of machine-building, light, food and chemical industries.

Gomel is also known as a city of science and students. Science and education are paid great attention to. Gomel has 72 secondary schools, lyceums and high schools. Most of the schools are modern and well-equipped. It’s necessary to mention that important work is carried out by research institutes.

The cultural life of the people is interesting. There is a Philarmonic, a Circus. Drama and Puppet theatres, a wide network of clubs, sport grounds, libraries, cinemas in the city

Political system of gb.

This country occupies the British Isles in the Atlantic Ocean; this is the largest archipelago of Europe. It is named GB after the name of the largest archipelago island. Officially GB is named The United Kingdom of GB and Northern Ireland. The Kingdom structure includes four historical areas: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is possible to say that they are 4 independent countries with particular culture and traditions.

Speaking about the political system of GB it is necessary to tell that the building of Parliament is well-known all over the world, it is not only a historical architectural monument, but also it is an original image of the British democracy.

GB is a parliamentary monarchy. It means that the state is headed with the constitutional monarchy led by the queen and the legislative body is the parliament consisting of 2 chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The government is headed by a prime-minister

There are 3 main political parties in GB: the Labor, the Conservative and the Liberal parties. There’s no written constitution in GB only precedents and traditions. The Labor party is the ruling party and Gordon Brown is the prime-minister nowadays.

The queen performs certain important acts of government on the advice of her ministers. The Queen formally summons and dissolves Parliament, and opens each new session with a speech setting out the Government’s broad programmer. She also gives formal assent to laws passed by Parliament.

GB..

This country occupies the British Isles in the Atlantic Ocean; this is the largest archipelago of Europe. It is named GB after the name of the largest archipelago island. Officially GB is named The United Kingdom of GB and Northern Ireland. The Kingdom structure includes four historical areas: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is possible to say that they are 4 independent countries with particular culture and traditions. Although the official language of GB is the English language, other national languages such as Scottish, Irish and Welsh are spoken in every historical region.

GB, in spite of the fact that it takes rather a small territory, is one of the most advanced countries of the world; it is one of the first industrial countries. It is not surprising; the matter is that Englishmen were the first to build large factories and to make machine tools. GB is one of the suppliers of industrial production at the world market; also it is a big capital exporter. Mechanical engineering, production of the industrial equipment, agriculture, chemical and petrochemical production is the most advanced branches of the national economy. The cattle breeding prevail in the agricultural field. Barley, wheat, sugar-beet, potatoes are generally cultivated. Vegetable-growing and fruit-growing are advanced too.

GB is a parliamentary monarchy. It means that the state is headed with the constitutional monarchy led by the queen and the legislative body is the parliament consisting of 2 chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The government is headed by a prime-minister.