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Photo Of The Day: Belarus
Belarus / Places We Go

Photo Of The Day: Belarus

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Justin • 2 Comments

Irregular Fighters in Belarus Photo by Eleonora Giuliani           Continue reading →

Brest Fortress, Belarus
Belarus / Places We Go

Brest Fortress, Belarus

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Justin • 20 Comments

No, it’s not a strip club… Brest Fortress is famous for its defense against the Nazis which took place from the 22nd to the 30th of June, 1941. One of the first battles of Operation Barbarossa, it was a vicious fight. The Brest Fortress, defended by the Red Army against the Wehrmacht, held out longer … Continue reading →

The Mound Of Glory, Belarus
Belarus / Places We Go

The Mound Of Glory, Belarus

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Justin • 3 Comments

The Mound of Glory is a memorial complex, located 21 km from Minsk, Belarus on the Moscow Highway that is intended to honor Soviet soldiers who fought during World War II. It was established in 1969 on the 25th anniversary of the “liberation” of Belarus from the Nazis during Operation Bagration (1944) by bringing in … Continue reading →

Scenes Of Brest, Belarus
Belarus / Places We Go

Scenes Of Brest, Belarus

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Justin • 1 Comment

Brest is a grim city. A very Soviet-style city dominated by large industries. Nevertheless, the people can be good fun. In this pub pictured below a group of guys started chatting to us in passable English. They started with the preliminaries – where we were from, what we were doing there and such. They soon … Continue reading →

Belarus / Places We Go

Photo Of The Day: Fall From Grace

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Justin • Leave a comment

Imagine being on the ground to take this picture! The photographer was damned close to the action – or just lucky… Continue reading →

The Countryside of Belarus
Belarus / Places We Go

The Countryside of Belarus

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Justin • 1 Comment

A good way to get a feel for a country you are visiting is to take a train journey through it. Andy, Nigel and I took the train from Minsk to Brest and I snapped these photos to try and provide a better sense of what Belarus is like outside the main cities: Continue reading →

Visiting The Museum Of Confiscated Art In Brest, Belarus
Belarus / Places We Go

Visiting The Museum Of Confiscated Art In Brest, Belarus

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Justin • 4 Comments

One museum in Brest that Andy, Nigel and I enjoyed was the Museum of Confiscated Art (Known locally as the Museum of Salvaged Artistic Values), a display of valuable international art pieces (paintings, sculptures, ceramics) seized by Brest border guards as they were being smuggled out of the country. The museum itself is in an … Continue reading →

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