In Minsk, a large-scale celebration of village workers

To say thank you to those who work from early morning to late at night to ensure that there is bread and bread on our table – for this purpose, for the fifth year in a row on the eve of the Day of Workers of Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Agro-Industrial Complex, the Belarusian Women’s Union invites to honor workers who ensure food security of the country by their hard work. It is noteworthy that in 2026 the event received a special status - it was included in the list of events for the implementation of the Year of the Belarusian Woman, approved by the Council of Ministers. Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Olga Chupris took part in the celebration.

600 women from all regions of the country were invited to the event in Minsk. To make the trip memorable, the organizers traditionally prepared a rich cultural program. In it, a sightseeing tour of the capital, a visit to the Bolshoi Theater is the highlight of Friday evening. Yesterday they gave the ballet "Bayaderka".

Olga Shpilevskaya, Chairman of the BSJ, Director of the Mir representative office in Belarus, shared with journalists:

- I want these wonderful women to have the opportunity to exhale a little, to feel in a special fairy tale, and the Bolshoi Theatre just its atmosphere gives them such an opportunity. We see that all the participants are beautiful, elegant, smiling. Today they will not be busy with their farm, but will be able to get acquainted with each other, communicate. I hope the evening will be unforgettable for them!

Among the participants of the festive event is Lyudmila Akulich, she came to the celebration from the village of Veresnitsa, Zhitkovichi district. The interlocutor works as an operator of machine milking at the dairy farm of OJSC "Turovshchyna" in the agro-town of Ozerany. She says:

- I’ve been in this profession for 33 years, so there’s a lot to remember. Previously, milk was collected in cans, animal food was transported in wheelbarrows - now everything is mechanized, physically it has become much easier. At the same time, of course, our work is still not easy: at four in the morning, the service bus already picks us up, I return home by nine. Work on the farm is always enough, we do not sit idle, we are accustomed to work. I'm stuck too.

Today, Lyudmila Akulich continues the family dynasty - mother and grandmother also worked on the farm as milkmaids. The interlocutor often helped them, although she dreamed of entering the choreographic school in Mogilev after school.

- I went home and went to the farm. And then it began to spin: at the age of 18 she married a classmate, at 19 a son was born, after a while a daughter appeared. I liked the work, I stayed. I can no longer imagine myself in another life. Her husband is a driver in the “Turovshchyna”, his son decided to connect life with agriculture, now he is an engineer on a farm in Ozerany. In a small homeland, she took root, raising two children with her wife. Daughter in Mozyr, works as a teacher, — happy to talk about loved ones Lyudmila Akulich.

She recalls that she learned about the invitation to the event from the leader of the trade union committee of the agro-industrial complex at the enterprise. At first, out of modesty, I wanted to refuse. And then listened to the arguments of the interlocutor, found support in the family and agreed.

- When I called, I was in the hospital with my back. There was motivation to finish the treatment faster, Lyudmila Akulich smiles. Of course, it is nice that the organization proposed my candidacy, and in the district it was supported. They appreciated my dedication and contribution to the development of agriculture in the region. My family said they were proud of me. All this smoothed the excitement a little, because I was in Minsk once, when I was young. It is interesting to see the changed capital, to visit the ballet. Maybe she wouldn't have made it. And so I got a memorable gift for a professional holiday!