Updated: 22 October, 2008

Belarus (Republic of)

• Orders, Decorations and Medals   Excellent site, slow to download and in Russian

• Orders, decorations, and medals of Belarus - Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
• Ribbon bars of the various Belarusian medals and orders - Lukasz Gaszewski

• Veterans Living in Israel Awarded for Belaruss's Liberation From Nazis The veterans who had fought at the three Belarussian Fronts and in guerrilla units during the Great Patriotic War against Nazi Germany (1941-1945), and who reside in Israel now were awarded with medals "The 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Republic of Belarus from Nazi invaders." All in all, 148 veterans received medals and letters from Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko. On July 3, 2004 Belarus celebrated the 60th anniversary of its liberation from the Nazis. The Belarussian president established a medal in honor of this event. Many Russian veterans have already received this award. en.rian.ru 14 Feb 05

• Mirnyi receives a law degree in Belarus Max Mirnyi, the UNICEF Good Will Ambassador to Belarus, whose playing partnership with Jamie Murray recently broke up and is contesting this week's Bank Austria Tennis Trophy in Vienna with Israel's Andy Ram, completed his degree in International Law at the Belarus State University in Mirnyis' home town of Minsk. Mirnyi credited his years of working with the ATP, Nike and Wilson in children’s projects to seek a diploma specifically for work carried out on the subject of the international protection of children's rights. Mirnyi and his wife Xenia have two daughters of their own, Melanie who will turn four in December and 18 month-old Petra. In May 2004, he was voted to a four-year term as vice-president of Belarus Tennis Federation after being awarded the highest Belarusian government title "Orden Otechestva" following an epic Davis Cup encounter with Russia. tennisnews.com 7 Oct 08