The May 6-10 visit to Belarus of the United State Air Force Europe (USAFE) Band and its participation in the Victory Day celebrations in Belarus acknowledged the role that the Soviet Union played in the defeat of the Nazis and the victorious end of the Second World War. The Band’s visit left a lasting memory ... Read More»

Chargé d’affaires Scott Rauland donated on April 30 several U.S. artefacts from WW2 to the Museum of the Great Patriotic War in Minsk. This donation will complement the museum’s section on the Soviet Union’s allies, Lend Lease assistance and the historical meeting of Soviet and American troops along the Elbe river in April-May 1945. The ... Read More»

Hubert Van Tuyll, Professor of History from the Regents University at Augusta, Georgia, visited Belarus on April 26-30 to speak before various Belarusian audiences on the issue of U.S. assistance to the Soviet Union during World War II.  Totaling $140,000,000,000 in today’s currency, the aid under the Lend-Lease Program, which President Roosevelt pushed Congress to ... Read More»