Brest, Belarus Millennium Monument

Winter travels in Eastern Europe – Brest, Belarus

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December 18th 2016
Winter travels in Eastern Europe – Brest, Belarus One of the biggest surprises of our winter trip was how much we loved Brest, Belarus. It was festive with holiday spirit. We are not sure which holiday as many celebrate the orthodox Christmas on January 6th. We spent an afternoon and the night of December 17th on our way to the Czech Republic. There was a big outdoor gathering at cit ... read more

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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