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Description: Belarus (Belarusian and Russian: Беларусь) is a landlocked country in ... more

Belarus ... Eastern Europe, bordering Russia to the east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north. Its capital is Minsk and other major cities include Brest, Grodno, Gomel, Mogilev and Vitebsk. One third of the country is forested, and industries such as agriculture and manufacturing are staples of the Belarusian economy. Belarus is one of the countries that was affected by nuclear radiation from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident from the neighboring Ukraine.

Newest Review: ... paradise. RESTAURANT: NOSTALGIA, Ivanovskaya 43, has a nice fireplace and good Belarussian food. MILK and MUSHROOMS should be avoided because of Chernobyl contamination. NIGHTLIFE: PARADISE, Masherova 13, Moskva Cinema, has music and a risky show. At your own risk. COSMOPOLITAN, Kommunisticheskaya 86, near the Belarus hotel, has youthful local bands. Ever been to a concert in a ... more

... scout hall? It's not as bad as that. WEST END CLUB, Storozhevskaya 15, next to Hotel Belarus, is a disco for the well -heeled. There is a show which might shock your moth...more

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Belarus: STALINIST ARCHITECTURE, THE KGB and HAUNTING BEAUTY. (864 words)
by Aang - written on 26.02.01 (Very useful, 118 readings)
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The fairground in Chelustintsev Park evokes Fellini-like dreams. Go see it when you are in MINSK. Also in MINSK: 1. Shop in the GUM department store at Skoriny 23, and imagine you are agent 007 on a little mission. Prices in Minsk vary. Inflation is 0ver 180%. 2.The First Congress of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party Museum may not be on your list of must-sees. But, the Great Patriotic War Museum (at Skoriny 25a) may be of interest as it reminds us about concentration camps and the many deaths on the Eastern Front in World war II. 3.Then there are lots of lovely old Orthodox cathedrals such as the ...

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