Star Wars fans, put Minsk on your destination list. The Death Star has totally landed there. This is no ordinary poly-dimensional structure; it also lights up. This is the most disco-loving, pimped-out car imitating, Force using library ever. That's right. It's a library. ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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The Death Star in Minsk
Star Wars fans, put Minsk on your destination list. The Death Star has totally landed there. This is no ordinary poly-dimensional structure; it also lights up. This is the most disco-loving, pimped-out car imitating, Force using library ever. That's right. It's a library. ...Strange New Year's traditions around the world
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Unlike many holidays, where celebrants are bound by tradition or religion, New Year's is a holiday that allows each individual to choose his own method of celebration. Some revelers will soak themselves in alcohol, boozing it up with copious bottles of champagne. Others ...Movie Posters from Belarus
Have a look at this movie "poster" found in Belarus. Any idea what American movie this is? I'll give you a minute. (The answer is after the jump.) You can check out more posters at the wonderful English Russia site. I love these images because I think films can be a good ...Red Corner: Belarus Bison
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There aren't too many places left in this world where you can go back in time and observe how life was lived during the Soviet Union. Belarus, is one such place. Run by a strong-armed dictator in much the same manner as his Soviet predecessors, Belarus remains a window into ...Red Corner: Chernobyl Anniversary
Twenty years ago today, something so horrendous occurred in the Soviet Union that the swath of earth on which it happened, as well as thousands of miles in every direction, remains unlivable even today. That tragedy was, of course, the Chernobyl disaster. Today marks the ...Red Corner: Last Dictatorship in Europe
Another fraudulent election has ensured that Europe's last dictatorship remains a dictatorship.
The country of Belarus is the last European regime left over from the Cold War that is still ruled by an iron-fisted despot. Thanks to this weekend's election-a farcical ...
