Tag: Belarus

  • Official Name: Republic of Belarus Established: 25 March 1918 (Independence from Russia) Population: 9,408,400 (2020 estimate) Religion: 48.3% Orthodox Christian, 41.1% atheist, 7.1% is Catholic Language(s): Belarusian, Russian Capital: Minsk Order of Visit: Twenty-Third    First Visit: 16 July 2006 Last Visit: 17 July 2006 Duration: 2 Days Visit Highlights: Dour and gloomy Minsk Places Visited:…

  • Monday 17 July 2006 Highlights: Gediminas Square, St Peter & St Paul Church We left the dark and dreary Belarus for the more energetic Lithuania which is the first of the Baltic States and a former republic of the USSR (Belarus is not Baltic and wants to be a republic again).   The first thing…

  • Sunday 16 July 2006. Highlights: Buying Beer from Government Shop! Belarussia President Lukashenko certainly runs this country in and interesting fashion.   While Russia and other countries around have taken great steps forward this President has managed to only move the country a little bit past the USSR era which he longs for a return…