The Yakub Kolas Square (Belarusian: Плошча Якуба Коласа - Plošča Jakuba Kolasa) is a square in Pershamayski District of Minsk, located on the crossing of Independence Avenue, Yakub Kolas street and Vera Khoruzhaya street.[1] The square was named in honour of the folk poet and one of the founders of the classic Belarusian literature - Yakub Kolas.