title: Through Art – to Peace and Understanding
text: # Through Art – to Peace and Understanding
  
  Through Art – to Peace and Understanding is an award made in Belarus to people of culture and arts, artistic groups or organizations who have made significant contribution to international cultural cooperation, promoting the achievements and examples of world culture based on humanistic ideals and values.
  
  The award is presented by the President of Belarus or its authorized officer on the opening ceremony of the International Art Festival "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk".
  
  ## Recipients
  
  * 2005 - Andrey Petrov
  * 2006 - Alla Pugacheva
  * 2007 - Sofia Rotaru
  * 2008 - Aleksandra Pakhmutova
  * 2009 - Valery Leontiev
  * 2010 - Vladimir Mulyavin and Pesniary
  * 2011 - Igor Luchenok
  * 2012 - Lev Leshchenko
  * 2013 - Edita Piekha
  * 2014 - Nadezhda Babkina
  * 2015 - Polad Bülbüloğlu
  * 2016 - Michael Finberg and Belarusian State Philharmonic and the Concert Orchestra
  * 2017 - Tamara Gverdtsiteli
  * 2018 - Roza Rymbayeva
  * 2019 - Taisia Povaliy
  * 2020 - Philipp Kirkorov
  * 2021 - Nikolay Baskov
  
  The names of the award winners are immortalized on the “Walk of Fame” near the amphitheater.
  
  