Belarus: Culture#
World Heritage#
- Bialowieza Forest
- Mir Castle Complex
- Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh
- Struve Geodetic Arc
Nobel Prize Winners (5)#
Here persons are counted for the country they born in or if their affiliation is with this country.| Name | Category | Year | Motivation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Svetlana Alexievich | Literature | 2015 | "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time" |
| Zhores I. Alferov | Physics | 2000 | "for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed- and opto-electronics" |
| Menachem Begin | Peace | 1978 | |
| Ales Bialiatski | Peace | 2022 | “The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in their home countries. They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. They have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power. Together they demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy” |
| Simon Kuznets | Economics | 1971 | "for his empirically founded interpretation of economic growth which has led to new and deepened insight into the economic and social structure and process of development" |
| Shimon Peres | Peace | 1994 | "for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East" |