I'm starting this blog for everyone. Whether you've heard about Belarus or not, whether you've lived there, visited, or never been to. For me, it is the place where I've been raised in till the age of 22. Now I live in Canada and would like to share some facts about Belarus, or White Russia, as some people may call it. Belarus, oficially called the Republic of Belarus, is a country in Eastern Europe that borders with Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. I've lived in the very hearth of the country, town called Marjina Gorka, considered by many people as the geographical center of the country. My town is located approximately 60 km away from the capital Minsk. 

However, the purpose of the posting is not boring geographical or historical data, but some amusing and interesting facts containing humour and satire.

Let's begin...

The beginning of all roads in the Republic of Belarus starts from the granite memorial sign "zero kilometer" on October Square in Minsk. The bronze blind area around the sign indicates the distances to all Belarussian cities and towns, and the bigger font - the capitals of the neighboring countries. The stone, by the way, was carved in Portugal.

Not so long ago Belarusian scientists and surveyors pulled their socks up and figured out where the geographical center of Europe is! According to their calculations it happened to be in the ancient city of Belarus, Polotsk. The significative memorial was placed in the city almost right away.
There's already one in Lithuania, and Latvia, and Poland, and Ukraine! Belarus needed it's own geographical center of Europe. Done!

National Library, one of the largest in the world, was opened in Minsk in 2006. Its total area is ​​112 thousand square meters, while 55 thousand square meters are allocated for books. And it weighs twice as heavy as Ostankino Tower (TV tower in Moscow) - 115 thousand tons. Minsk residents dislike the "lollipop" the same way as the Parisians did not like their Eiffel piece of iron. They tend to blame government in spending vast amounts of money for unnecessary needs. But I think that somewhere deep in their hearts they are a little bit proud.

By the way, the surface of  the "diamond" is completely lined with LED panels and it is the country's largest advertising screen area of ​​1485 square meters. From 9 to 10 pm, it will cost you $ 3 per minute to be able to drive around all you want.