If the city is low on tourists it’s partly because there aren’t many tourist attractions but that doesn’t mean that it’s not an interesting place. To a certain extent the city as a whole is the attraction, a giant Soviet theme park...
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Summer in the city lacks the intensity of Minsk’s rival European capitals. The city is a truly peaceful place to be and to really appreciate it...
Minsk not being much of an international tourist trap, you’ll find that exhibits in museums are labelled in Russian or Belarusian only...
No matter how well you behave in an Orthodox church don’t be too offended if you’re told off by a babushka...
Don’t get too excited, this isn’t Prague. But nevertheless the old town in Minsk offers you the chance...
The National Library sparks debate amongst Belarusians in the same way that Marmite divides the British....