you are watching the program, say, do not be silent in the studio victoria popova and tatiana shcherbinaisiting. today we have oleg dyachenko good afternoon. hello oleg viktorovich, on a festive occasion, we gathered annually, on the second, sunday of may, we celebrate the day of the state flag of the coat of arms, and this year the anthem was added. why do you think this change happened at all and what caused it? well, as you know, back in may 1995 , the first referendum was held in the republic of belarus and the question of the most important state symbols was raised. in my opinion the question is because the characters. uh, the entire quintessence of the development of the state is embodied, including the belarusian state, and our people voted on may 14. 75% of the voters voted for the new state symbols for the state emblem and the state flag. well. there must be a triad, and therefore , after a certain time, people began to say, and that it is also necessary to make the anthem a state symbol, moreover, our anthem is the most peaceful, as we see, we belarusians are peaceful people. a