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February’s Minsk Family Fest a Big Hit

2017-02-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Family Fest

The Family Fest in Minsk took place from 4-5 February with science shows and other activities including the international exhibition operator “Belinterexpo” BCCI turned the Palace of sports of the city into a family entertainment extravaganza.

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This month in Belarus: The XXI International Tourist Exhibition

2014-10-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Minsk

Coming to Minsk October 24th thru October 28th, the XXI International Tousist Exhibition will the largest tourism expo in Belarus. Slated for the BelExpo National Exhibition Center, this year’s event will show off Belarus tourism as never before.

Tags: Belarus, Belarus expo, Minsk, Minsk travel

Leisure 2014 Expo Hits Minsk

2014-04-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Minsk Evening - Courtesy Andrea

Beginning today, the 17th annual international tourism expo Leisure 2014 begins in Minsk, Belarus. Running at the BelExpo national exhibition hall, the event lasts until April 12th.

Tags: Belarus, expo, Minsk, Tourism Belarus

Lithuanian Railways Increases Connects and Speed to Belarus

2013-05-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Stasys Dailydka

In news from Lithuania, the number of passenger trains en-route from Vilnius to Minsk in Belarus is scheduled to be increased this month. Lithuanian Railways having just acquired news Polish diesel trains, so new 140 km / h connects will now be possible.

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Minsk – Trapped in a Soviet Era

2011-05-20 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Just one of the many Lenin statues in Minsk.

Politically speaking, it may well be on the very edge of Europe, and in more ways than one given some of its government policies, yet in many other ways the mysterious land known as White Russia is an integral part of Central Europe with its rich culture and its depth of history. Belarus has had […]

Tags: Belarus, Belarus travel, Independence Square, Minsk, Minsk travel, President Lukashenko, Soviet style, Soviet Union, stalinist architecture, White Russia

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