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A city made up of concrete blocks  
   

A city made up of concrete blocks

It was amazing to see the city-scape so devoid of any ornamentation. It was just a collection of minimalistic-square buildings. A city where no progress has taken place in the last 20-years, clearly illustrated by the frozen-in-time-architecture.
White Russia

November 4th 2006
I must admit, when the idea of going to Belarus first cropped up my initial thoughts were; “umm…no way…it’s too dangerous…it’s too communistic.” Strangely enough, the longer I mulled it over, the more excited I became and decided that this was just too good of an adventure to pass up. Well, fast forward two weeks later… train tickets purchased and visas freshly stamped we were off ... read more
Europe » Belarus » Minsk Voblast » Minsk

Belarusian Flag After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a ... ... read more
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