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Minsk Travel & Sightseeing Guide

January 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

A trip to Minsk
Belarus’ capital city, Minsk, was severely set back during WWII when 80 per cent of its infrastructure was destroyed. Stalin rebuilt the city during the 1950s according to his cinderblock tastes and to this day, the city remains an interesting, if not bland, remnant of the former Soviet Union.
Flights to Minsk [...]

Jan

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Grodno Travel & Sightseeing Guide

January 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

A trip to Grodno
The city of Grodno, also known as Hrodna, is located in Belarus on the Neman River, near the borders with Lithuania and Poland. Records indicate that Grodno has existed for over 900 years and due to its location, it administers a considerable Lithuanian and Polish heritage and is the heart of Polish [...]