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Russian food embargo: gain or pain for Belarus?

Some experts saw great potential in the sanctions situation for the Belarussian agricultural producers and processors as the common market importers together with Russia. Have the expectations been met?

2015-08-17 // 2 Comments

Yachting in Belarus: what an expert says

How much does it cost to keep a yacht? Where can you get a driving license? Why is it not so bad to go sailing in Minsk Sea? For this reason, we went to Minsk Sea to sail a yacht and speak with the

2015-08-06 // 0 Comments

Policeman from Belarus to be commemorated with a motorcycle run held in New York

The seventh annual Detective Russel Timoshenko Memorial Motorcycle Run to remember and honor his sacrifice will be held September 13, in Staten Island, New York.

2015-08-04 // 0 Comments

Belarusian singer closed La Scala opera season

Nice, New York, Milan, Riga, Mumbai, Minsk, Nesvizh... In 2015 the citizens of these cities enjoyed the sound of a wonderful mezzo-soprano of Oksana Volkova.

2015-07-30 // 0 Comments

Miami bar : the only Minsk bar where waitresses work in swimsuits

Is it sexist or just a clever marketing trick? Some details about the venture where girls to serve customers in bikini are revealed.

2015-07-29 // 2 Comments

History of construction and oblivion of the genuine “Stalin Line”

So called "Stalin Line", 25 km north from Minsk, is one of the most popular open air monuments in Belarus. There are many myths and legends about it but now we tell true story about what had happened here before and during the Second World War.

2015-07-29 // 0 Comments

Rocco Fiammella: I’m happy with what I’m doing.

We continue our project which tells you about the life of sportsmen from abroad in Belarus. Our new guest is Rocco Fiammella, an Italian who loves football and made it his profession

2015-07-29 // 0 Comments

Ben Angel: Few farewell words about Belarus

Ben Angel, an American writer who had been living in Belarus for almost 8 years is leaving this country to start a new life with his family in neighboring Poland. Ben was a regular contributor to The Minsk Herald and helped us a lot. We publish his recent (but hope not the last) post about his life experience in Belarus.

2015-07-27 // 0 Comments