The People's Embassy of Belarus in the United Kingdom

07/10/2026

You are cordially invited to the talk

👉🏻 “What can your teeth tell about your childhood? Breastfeeding, puberty and growing up in medieval Polack” 👈🏻

by Vera Haponava, the Belarusian researcher (University of Edinburgh)

📌 Saturday 10 October 2026 at 14.30
📌 Marian House, Holden Avenue, London, N12 8HY

Abstract: In the past, when sterilised baby foods were not available, infant feeding was a matter of life and death. Implications of infant feeding span across generations. Unsurprisingly, this matter attracts interest of archaeologists. My project was the first to identify weaning time and practices in the past of Belarus, as well as explore later childhood experiences up to young adulthood age. In this talk, you will learn how to establish when children were weaned from breast milk, using biochemical analysis of teeth extracted from adult skeletal remains (do not repeat at home !!).

12/09/2026

Friends! Join us at a protest against Russian imperialism.

This multinational protest is organiaed by Iranians opposing the dictatorship of the Islamic Republic (which is supported by the Russian regime) and Ukrainians.

Together, our voices will be stronger!

If possible, please bring flags and relevant placards.

⏰ Sunday, September 20, 13:00–15:00
📍 Kensington Palace Gardens, London (opposite the Russian Embassy)

06/09/2026

Help us get Katsiaryna from ICE detention in the US, before it's too late!

ICE: Release Belarusian Asylum Seeker Katsiaryna Bartko - Don't Let Her Die in Detention

31/08/2026

Books by Belarusian authors (in English and Belarusian) will be at the book fair in London next Saturday.

Look for the stall with a small Belarusian flag.

Free tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/multicultural-book-poetry-fair-tickets-1969099434415

📍 Conway Hall, 25 Lion Square, WC1R 4RL.
🕑 Saturday, 5 September, 11.00–16.30.

Dive into a vibrant mix of stories and poems from all over the world, celebrating cultures through words and creativity.

23/08/2026

Support the fundraiser to help the children of Belarusian political prisoners prepare for the new school year.
https://bysol.org/en/bs/school2026

24/06/2026

Join us for a launch of a Belarusian book in English translation - quite a rarirty!

"What Now, Mr Wolf?" ("Па што ідзеш, воўча?") by Eva Vezhnavets was published in Minsk in 2020 and was awarded the highest prize for prose in Belarus in 2021.

Translated from the original Belarusian by Ella Dingley and Jim Dingley, "What Now, Mr Wolf?" weaves a dark, caustic tapestry of unforgettable oral testimony that pays homage to the women of Belarus amid the darkest chapters of recent European history.

The event will take place in the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum and will feature a discussion between Karalina Matskevich and the translators, Ella Dingley and Jim Dingley. There will also be a staged reading with poet Hanna Komar and actor Elena Wojciechowska, as well as live music and a soundscape provided by Alesia Mankouksya.

Details:
🗓 11 July, 2026 | 3pm
📍 Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum, London.

24/06/2026

We are delighted to announce a launch for "What Now, Mr Wolf?" - the English translation of a legendary Belarusian book "Па што ідзеш, воўча?" in London, on 11 July.

First published in Minsk in 2020 and reissued in Vilnius, Lithuania in 2024 by Pflaŭmbaŭm publishing house, What Now, Mr Wolf? was awarded the highest prize for prose in Belarus in 2021.

The event will take place in the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum and will feature a discussion between Karalina Matskevich and the translators, Ella Dingley and Jim Dingley. There will also be a staged reading with poet Hanna Komar and actor Elena Wojciechowska, as well as live music and a soundscape provided by Alesia Mankouksya.

To book a ticket, head over to the EventBrite link in our bio.

Details:
🗓 11 July, 2026 | 3pm
📍 Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum, London.

Description of the book itself:
A novel from author Eva Vezhnavets, translated from the original Belarusian by Ella and Jim Dingley, What Now, Mr Wolf? weaves a dark, caustic tapestry of unforgettable oral testimony that pays homage to the women of Belarus amid the darkest chapters of recent European history.

Ryna has come home from abroad to the wake of her granny Darafeya in Nauhalnye, a village in the drained marshlands near Lipen, in a remote corner of Belarus. That night, as Ryna sits alone with the coffin, Darafeya, who lived to be a hundred, tells one final story. Managing to survive several brutal regimes, she and her grandmother, one-eyed Maryanka, known as the ‘whisperers’, are feared and respected by their neighbours for their powers of healing and witchcraft. As Darafeya’s voice dominates the novel with her no-holds-barred accounts, her granddaughter Ryna, prisoner of these memories of relentless violence, tries to make her peace with them and remake a life for herself in this troubled place.