Completar frases VitebskVersión en línea Complete the text about Vitebsk. por Olga Pradedova 1 survived invented mentioned situated banks worth founded suffered picturesque history Vitebsk is visiting because it is one of the most romantic and beautiful cities in Belarus . It is in the North - East of Belarus in a place on the of three rivers : the Zapsdnaya Dvina , the Vitba and the Luchesa River . Vitebsk was first in chronicles in 1021 , but there is a legend about Princess Olga of Kiev who it in 974 . Vitebsk has a long . It was an important fortress of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 16th and 17th centuries . It became part of Russia in 1772 . Vitebsk a lot in the World War II . It was left in ruins by the fascists and only 118 people from about 170 000 of population . 2 Museum people born Republic home house centres bridges century buildings held stores After the war Vitebsk was reconstructed and today it is an important city of the of Belarus with lots of factories and plants , schools and universities , hospitals , monuments , exhibition and fitness , theatres and museums . More than 350 , 000 live and work here . Today there are 3 over the river in Vitebsk . Kosmonavtov Street is the central street in Vitebsk and most of cafes , department and high - rise are there . Mark Chagall , the world famous artist , was in Vitebsk . He loved his town dearly and often painted it in his works . Famous Russian painter Iliya Repin lived and worked near Vitebsk during some years in the end of the 19th . Some of his works are at the Vitebsk Art . There are many places of interest in Vitebsk . Among them ? the Vitebsk Art Museum , Chagall ? s Museum and the Summer Amphitheatre ? the place where Slaviansky Bazar festival is .