Articles by Yuri Drazdow

About Yuri Drazdow (78 Articles)

Yuri Drazdow is the founder and owner of The Minsk Herald. He is also a journalist specialising in area of business and politics. He has degrees in Journalism and Software Engineering and has been working on media and IT projects in Minsk and London.

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British basketball national team will not play in Minsk

The Great Britain Men’s National Team will not travel to Belarus for their FIBA 2023 World Cup Qualifier this week because of the threat of serious military action in the region. GB were due to face the Belarusians in Minsk on 25 February, flying to the former Soviet state for preparation a few days before that.

2022-02-23 // 0 Comments

Do foreigners with a negative test need quarantine upon arrival in Belarus? The Ministry of Health answered

Belarus requires the mandatory availability of a certificate for arriving foreigners with the negative result of the PCR study on COVID-19. But is it necessary to be quarantined with such a document?

2020-12-10 // 0 Comments

Lukashenko signed a law ratifying an agreement with Russia on the mutual recognition of visas. What does it mean?

Alexander Lukashenko signs Law on Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of Belarus and Russia on Mutual Recognition of Visas

2020-12-10 // 2 Comments

BELAZ wants to enlist state support in Russia to fight Komatsu and Caterpillar

The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade announced the interest of BELAZ in concluding a special investment contract (SPIC) for the production of dump trucks in the Russian Federation using state support mechanisms to strengthen its position in the market of a neighboring country.

2020-12-01 // 0 Comments

Russian Railways plans to launch the high-speed train “Swallow” on the route Moscow – Minsk

The site of Russian Railways posted a message about a new train schedule, which refers to the launch of high-speed "Swallows" on the route Moscow - Minsk.

2020-11-10 // 0 Comments

Relationship with Russia: A Bi-Monthly Analysis from Minsk Dialogue Experts

Minsk Dialogue experts present their own view how relationship between Belarus and Russian had been developing in September and October 2018.

2018-12-27 // 0 Comments

Discover Belarus a Place of Wonder, Adventure, and Excitement

Matt Fecteau, a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School shares his experience about visiting Belarus

2018-08-29 // 1 Comment

Belarus’ Bolshoi Theater invites art lovers for festival in Nesvizh

The Bolshoi Theater of Belarus launched the festival headlined as The Evenings of the Bolshoi Theater in Nesvizh Radziwill family castle in 2010. It is an offsite musical marathon of the opera and ballet companies, and also orchestra musicians.

2018-06-19 // 0 Comments

Belarus president signs decree to implement Digital Economy Development Ordinance Read

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed decree No.239 on measures to implement the Digital Economy Development Ordinance on 18 June. The document is designed to bring a number of legal acts

2018-06-19 // 0 Comments

The survey of the rental market for apartments in Minsk in May 2018

Prices are higher than in last year and trend is upward, though with some uncertainty.

2018-06-11 // 0 Comments

Belarus Fashion Week starts April, 11 in new format

Following the international trend of combining fashion with innovative technologies, the Fashion Tech Hub platform will be presented for the first time at the Fashion Week, which will be held in April 11-15, demonstrating technology solutions for the fashion industry.

2018-04-04 // 0 Comments

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