The family dynasty on BelAZ and the 55th anniversary of the Brest Hero Fortress memorial – the announcement of the newspapers of the Belarus Today holding on September 25

In the newspapers of the publishing house “Belarus Today”, the reader can always find informative and useful information, fascinating interviews and analytics. This review collected the most interesting materials that will appear on the pages of the SB publications. Belarus Today, Expert (Friday issue of the newspaper Respublika), Soyuz. Belarus-Russia and People's Gazeta on September 25.

"SB. Belarus today

The approaching Machine Builder’s Day for Zhodino, where one in seven works at the giant plant, is a special date. According to a long tradition, BELAZ opens its entrance hall - anyone can visit the workshop, learn about the history of the plant in the museum, take a selfie with samples of equipment. A holiday filled with pride for the results of their work and their native country.

Plant engineer Tatiana Voroshkova shares her childhood memories:

- My brother Saska and I always waited for the last Sunday of September, when we could go to work. Dad was a test driver. He put us in the dump truck and drove us around the factory. He was so proud to say, “I work here!” It was then that the spark of love for the enterprise lit in us. New generations of our family continue to write his story.

Family dynasties in BelAZ, where only the parent company employs more than 8 thousand people, is a matter of course. And if it were not for the idea of the project “Daughter-Mother” to tell about three female generations in one profession, the picture of the Lepenkova-Voroshkov dynasty would be much more relatives. True, and the female part of the family is not from the timid ten. Everyone has a technical job. Grandmother Nina Alekseevna Lepenkova came to the plant at 16 and dedicated almost 40 years to it. Here I met a pretty guy, built a happy family. From the factory she received a hostel, then her own apartment a five-minute walk from work. She retired in 2015 from the position of engineer for the preparation of the production of the furnace shop No. 2, handing over the affairs to her daughter Tatiana Voroshkova.

Daughter Tatiana remembers how in 1975 her father brought her mother to the factory. The story repeated itself in 2014:

- Only my mother brought me to Belaz, for which she is very grateful. Having received higher economic education, she was in trade for some time, but always dreamed of following in the footsteps of her parents. She told her university classmates that I live in Zhodino, where giant dump trucks are produced. It was very interesting. And when I got into the factory, everything seemed to fall into place. This scale – production sites, manufactured equipment, brand – is still impressive. I understand why my dad always said, “I work here!” with such pride.

The story of how the Lepenkov-Voroshkov family is devoted to the Belarusian Automobile Plant for more than half a century, told Natalia Ostapchuk, whose material will be published on the pages of the SB newspaper. Belarus today”.

"Expert" (Friday issue of the newspaper "Respublika")

In a world where fashion changes faster than sofas wear out, and competition turns into a battle for the customer, there are those who play by their own rules. They do not chase short-term profits, do not save on quality and keep their word. One of them is the director of the private trade and production enterprise Savlukov-Furniture Kirill Savlukov. Beginning with the lifting of furniture in the garage, he created a brand that earned the trust of his native Vitebsk to sunny Tashkent.

All stories often begin with children's hobbies.

- Since childhood, I was attracted to everything that was related to repairs that can be done myself, improved. Even as a schoolboy, I already well pasted the walls with wallpaper, says Kirill Savlukov. And then it naturally grew into furniture, interior design.

The main secret of the success of the factory "Savlukov-Furniture" lies not in the number of machines and not in the uniqueness of the design, although both are really at the highest level. The secret lies in the director’s unwavering philosophy, which has become the DNA of the entire company. For Kirill Savlukov, there are no trifles when it comes to customer trust:

- Reputation is number one. It comes with years of hard work and huge budgets and can be destroyed in a second. One blunder to which you did not react, or inappropriate behavior towards the buyer - and all, you will be blown away, everything will be destroyed. That cannot be allowed to happen.

Kirill Savlukov is confident that Belarusian furniture is a strong brand that benefits from manufacturers from other countries due to quality, practicality and durability.

Why in the production of upholstered furniture, manual labor is indispensable and how the innate craving for creation became the foundation on which a whole furniture empire later grew, read the material by Elena Alimova.

The People's Gazette

About 60 kilometers along the Mogilev-Cherikov highway, and then turn to Veremeyki and another five kilometers. Beautiful agro-town, where there is everything for a comfortable life. And another attraction, which everyone is proud of here from small to great, is the biathlon department of the Cherikovsky specialized children and youth school of the Olympic reserve. In Veremeyki, every child will name the names of the stars of the Belarusian biathlon: Oleg Ryzhenkov, Vladimir Chepelin, Pavel Pashkevich ... “All of them are ours!” the villagers proudly emphasize.

The main inspiration and creator of the famous biathlon section in Veremeyki was the legendary coach Ivan Ivanovich Listratenko. It was he who brought up world sports stars here, including three-time world champion Oleg Ryzhenkov and European Championships medalist Vladimir Chepelin. The current coach Ekaterina Savchenko is also his student

Ivan Ivanovich always said that give a bad coach at least 10 kilometers, but he will not be able to prepare outstanding athletes, and we have stars at 125 meters. For me, he is more than just a coach. I came to biathlon in seventh grade when my parents moved here, so it's a little late to start the sport. But thanks to the coach, I just fell ill with biathlon, he helped me with preparation for admission to the university, and I chose the profession, inspired by the personal example of my mentor.

The walls of the study, where theoretical classes are held, are hung with T-shirts-numbers. They all belong to Oleg Ryzhenkov. Today he is the head coach of the national team. Sports connoisseurs know him as one of the most successful biathletes in the sovereign history of Belarus. Personal achievements and contribution to the development of sports in the country made him a true legend. Honored Master of Sports of the Republic of Belarus, multiple world and European champion, winner and winner of the World Cup stages participated in four Winter Olympic Games. At the World Championships he won ten medals, three of which are gold. And this year, Oleg Ryzhenkov was awarded the title of honorary citizen of the Cherikovsky district. The ceremony was held during the celebration of Independence Day.

How did the agricultural town of Veremeyki in the Cherikovsky district become the place where biathlon stars are born? Details in the report of journalist Elena Kukshinskaya.

"Union." Belarus-Russia

* In the year of the 85th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, September 25 marks 55 years since the opening of the Brest Hero Fortress memorial complex. Over these decades, the territory of the unconquered citadel, which after the war could only be accessed by a special pass, has become one of the most visited memorable places of Belarus and the Union State.

When Brest was liberated on July 28, 1944, the Soviet soldiers who entered here saw the traces of a fierce battle, about which they knew almost nothing. In the reports of the first days of the war it was not reported how long the garrison held, many members of the defense died or were captured. The only witnesses who could see it were survivors.

- For the liberators, servitude remained a mystery, says the scientific secretary of the memorial complex Larissa Bibik. They saw broken walls, collapsed ceilings, burned rooms, but could not restore the course of events. Even then, Brest understood that this place should be preserved.

A great role in the return of the history of the fortress was played by the writer Sergey Smirnov. He searched for defense members and their relatives, met with them, told about their fates on the radio. So about the feat of the garrison learned the whole country.

Read the full text in the new issue of the newspaper “Union”. Belarus-Russia”.