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worldwidewandering is a group administrator worldwidewandering  Pro User  says:


from LeoKoolhoven

Capital: Minsk
Languages: Belarussian, Russian
Ethnic Groups: Belarussian 78%, Russian 13%, Polish 4%, Ukrainian 3%
Religions: Russian Orthodox
Monetary Unit: Rubel

-- from derAmialtebloede - (?)

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Belarus (Belarusian: Беларусь, Łacinka: Biełaruś; Russian: Белору́ссия) is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordering Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia. Its capital is Minsk, and other important cities include Brest, Grodno, Gomel, Mogilev and Vitebsk. One third of the country's surface is covered in forests.

Throughout history, today's territory of Belarus was part of various countries including the Duchy of Polatsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian Empire. Belarus became a Soviet republic in 1922 (see Byelorussian SSR). The republic officially declared its sovereignty on 27 August 1990, and following the collapse of the Soviet Union, declared independence on 25 August 1991. Since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko has been the country's president. Belarus is currently in negotiations with Russia to unify into the Union of Russia and Belarus.

The country continues to suffer from the effects of the nuclear fallout from the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, which took place in neighboring Ukraine...more
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Originally posted at 1:27PM, 25 September 2006 PST ( permalink )
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yauhen says:

8)) the national flag of byelorussian republic are green with some red.. (Belarus, Byelorussia or Byelorussian Republic.. i think so 8))

ps. sorry for my eng.8)
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worldwidewandering is a group administrator worldwidewandering  Pro User  says:

Thanks. You were right - I changed it. I looked it up in wikipedia and, apparently, the red and white flag I used earlier was only used between 1991-1995.
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worldwidewandering is a group administrator worldwidewandering  Pro User  says:

-- from yauhen1 - (?)

minsk
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-- from yauhen1 - (?)

minsk
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worldwidewandering is a group administrator worldwidewandering  Pro User  says:

-- from yauhen1 - (?)

mozyr, pripyat river
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yauhen says:

at the moment the red and white flag is the simbol of a people which are playing role of opposition to the byelorussian goverment.
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Alёna Romanenko says:

Hello, guys! There's a new topic related to this one:
"Belarusian Nature", where you can (are supposed to:) see the best pics of Belarusian nature :+):
www.flickr.com/groups/363489@N22/
You're welcome to visit or to join!
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worldwidewandering is a group administrator worldwidewandering  Pro User  says:


from alenarom

Lake 'Bobrica', Lepel area, Vitebsk region
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from alenarom

"The deed of the nation shall remain for ever"
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from alenarom

My friend Olga posing for pics on October Square, near the palace of the republic
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worldwidewandering is a group administrator worldwidewandering  Pro User  says:


from alenarom

A guy fixing his bike.
View on the old part of Minsk from the October Square (the back side of the Palace of the Republic).

Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

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from alenarom

Institut des modernen Wissens, ul.Filimonova, Minsk
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worldwidewandering is a group administrator worldwidewandering  Pro User  says:


from alenarom

It was a lovely walk with Sergey on a warm summer day: picknic on the grass and then we headed through the old part of Minsk (Troetsky Suburb) towards the Riesenrad a.k.a "Minsk Eye" in the Gorky Park... for some reason i remember this day very well...
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from alenarom

Dramatic sky over the "historic-architectural zone Traetskaye pradmesze" (Trinity Suburb)
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from alenarom

Lake 'Bobrica' near the Borovka village, Lepel area, Vitebsk region
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from alenarom

Waterflowers on the lake 'Schibot', Lepel area, Vitebsk region, Belarus.
Captured during a catamaran ''cruise'' :+)

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Dusk in the village of Borovka, Lepel area, Vitebsk region
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LeoKoolhoven  Pro User  says:

Victory Obelisk Minsk
Victory Obelisk
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from LeoKoolhoven

Als je het centrale station in Minsk uitloopt zie je dit.
Minsk was na de Tweede Wereldoorlog volledig plat. De Stalin architectuur, veel protserige (maar wel mooie) gebouwen zijn het gevolg.

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from LeoKoolhoven

Minsk
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Victory Obelisk
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Nogmaals genieten van alle mooie gebouwen van Minsk.
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from LeoKoolhoven

Ondanks dat Wit-Rusland communistisch is zijn er toch een aantal (mooie) kerken.
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from LeoKoolhoven

Dit monument is opgericht om de Afgaanse oorlog (1979-1989) te herdenken waar veel Wit-Russische militairen het leven lieten.
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Mooie blik op Minsk vanaf de rivier.
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Poort Fort Brest
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Fort Brest
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Lenin
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from LeoKoolhoven

Op het stationsgebouw van Brest staat de plaatsnaam duidelijk aangegeven voor wie het cyrilisch kan lezen.
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worldwidewandering is a group administrator worldwidewandering  Pro User  says:


from Sakuto

Grodno, big city in belarus. a lot of monuments standing there since CCCP regime
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from Sakuto

country near Grodno. hundreds of factories in and near cities
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worldwidewandering is a group administrator worldwidewandering  Pro User  says:


from Sakuto

an ex. of poor old woman. a lot of grandmas trying to earn money however they can. its sad, but when u look around, this view is ordianary at belarus
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from Sakuto

"Kamaryjskij rynok". a big hangar. you can buy there a lot of 'fresh' food. meat is most popular product. it's a kind of market
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worldwidewandering is a group administrator worldwidewandering  Pro User  says:


from Sakuto

as i said, everything is bigger then in othe places. a lot of buildings... empty... flats. amount of citizens felt down by 3 millionsince 2004. some ppl was lost, some left belarus, some of them just died. when u walk down the street u can see onle few old females...
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from Sakuto

an abandoned farm. "normalnaja".
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worldwidewandering is a group administrator worldwidewandering  Pro User  says:


from Sakuto

phone advertisement. 'just' few flags
mobile monopolist. senior president earn money. every concern belongs to government

Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

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hauteboy  Pro User  says:


City of Heroes monument, Minsk


Victory Day parade, Minsk


Island of Tears (Afghan War Widows) memorial, Minsk


Traditional costume, Minsk
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