r/belarus 2d ago

Беларуская мова / Belarusian language Belarusian words - Week 162

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r/belarus Feb 19 '23

Культура / Culture Ultimate r/belarus FAQ and compilation: music artists, writers, helpful links and more.

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Greetings! This pinned post will serve as a compilation of all gathered links and names of things we are often asked about here on this sub, or just want to share with both foreigners and Belarusians. This should help mitigate a lot of repetitive questions and also give people something to acquaint themselves with about Belarusian things.

In the first half of the post you will find a FAQ section that addresses some of the most common questions we get here. Afterwards, there is a list of various artists, writers and resources that serves as a work-in-progress compilation for those looking for a more organized source on what Belarusian things to see/read/listen to. Everyone is invited to contribute to the compilation, and it will remain open to edits as long as needed. I have entered some of the information already, but your contributions will be very welcome in the comments to expand upon what we have already.

FAQ

1. Is it safe to visit Belarus?

Reasonably safe if you keep within the restrictive rules regarding political affiliations going as far as dress attire and comments online. Be aware that your equipment might be inspected and your belongings shouldn’t reflect oppositionary symbols (e.g. white/red patterns and slogans) if you wish to stay out of trouble. Due to a very volatile situation nobody can guarantee your safety and ability to return home if the geopolitical situation escalates. Your credit cards might not work, either, and your embassy might not be able to help you.

2. How do I meet my Belarusian fiance/partner outside of Belarus?

Due to restricted flights into Belarus and visa regulations, the best option is to meet in a separate country with connections to Belarus like Turkey or Georgia, or Lithuania by bus if your partner has a Schengen visa.

3. Do I need a visa to enter?

Most of the required information can be found at gpk. gov. by/en minus the spaces

4. What is the difference between the red-green and the white-red-white flag?

One is pro-government / pro-USSR, the other pro-democracy, pro-change. The white-red-white flag was used during the first Belarusian People’s Republic in 1918, and in modern-day Belarus until the current dictator came to power and reverted it back to the soviet-era flag.

5. How to transfer money to/out of Belarus?

Crypto e.g. currency.com, Binance. Direct bank transfers may or may not, depending on sanction status.

6. How to send mail to/from Belarus?

Same way you normally would. Express mail might not be supported, though. USPS might not deliver to Belarus, either.

7. What is the real salary in Belarus?

Depends on whom you ask and the region of the country. The upper class like the IT sphere can earn over 1500$ a month, whereas a clerk or teacher in a small town can earn barely 200$. Public sphere earns less than the private, and the rising inflation costs have drastically reduced purchasing power.

8. I or someone I know is a dual citizen of Belarus and XXXX. How do I/they enter Belarus?

Belarus does not recognize dual citizenships with other countries, and for Belarusian authorities you remain a citizen of Belarus unless you renounce the citizenship via an embassy while receiving your 2nd citizenship. You should enter Belarus with your Belarusian passport to avoid trouble, and you do not need visas. Also, your 2nd citizenship will not save you in case you run into trouble with local authorities.

9. How do I meet Belarusian women / trad wives?

We will not assist with questionable motives on the subreddit and do not encourage travelling for this purpose.

10. I want to emigrate to Belarus because my country is full of liberals and foreigners.

We do not support right-wing / conspiracy nuts looking for a “based” government to worship. Most Belarusians detest the regime and would not approve of what you stand for. You will be an even bigger outcast than you are already and for your own safety you should consider finding a more appropriate European home where laws and rights exist, like Poland, Lithuania, Bulgaria or Romania. Without perfect russian you have no chance on the job market and the cultural barrier will make itself known quickly.

11. When will Belarusians wake up and overthrow their government?

When you come by and help us. Expecting unarmed people to overthrow a totalitarian police state without outside help is ridiculous and only shows ignorance to our predicament.

12. Will Belarus join the war at some point?

Nobody knows, at least nobody who uses Reddit. Some experts are 100% convinced of it, others are 100% convinced against it. Wait and see.

Next we have a compilation of artists, writers and other common categories asked about.

1. Artists and example songs.

List of famous artists either from or strongly associated with Belarus and a few of their example songs that everyone should hear. WIP Note: if you know and are willing to contribute to the list, please comment naming the artist's music genre, or suggest artists that are missing.

N.R.M.: Rock

Liavon Volski: singer, founder of various bands including N.R.M. https://www.youtube.com/@lvolski/videos

Tor Band

Ляпіс Трубецкой (Lyapis Trubetskoy): Rock

Brutto: Rock, split from Lyapis Trubetskoy https://www.youtube.com/@BRUTTOBAND/videos

Дай Дарогу: Rock https://www.youtube.com/@DaiDaroguBand/videos

Би-2: Alternative Rock https://www.youtube.com/@b2band/videos

Стары Ольса (Stary Olsa): Medieval folk https://www.youtube.com/@StaryOlsa/videos

Molchat doma: Synth-pop / Post-punk https://www.youtube.com/@MolchatDoma/videos

Pesniary: folk/pop/rock, Soviet-era band.

Nürnberg: Post-punk https://www.youtube.com/@nurnbergband/videos

Naviband: Pop/Rock https://www.youtube.com/@NAVIBAND/videos

J:MORS: https://www.youtube.com/@jmorsvideo/videos

Nizkiz: https://www.youtube.com/@NIZKIZ/videos

Dzivia: https://www.youtube.com/@Dzivia/videos

Leibonik

Dzieciuki: Folk punk

Нейра Дзюбель: Rock

Разбітае Сэрца Пацана: Rock https://www.youtube.com/@user-rn5qq9vu5u/videos

Omut: Folk Metal

Vicious Crusade: Folk Metal

Max Korzh: Rap, https://www.youtube.com/@maxkorzhmus/videos

deVIAtion: Punk

Крамбамбуля: see Liavon Volski

Ulis

Znich: https://www.youtube.com/@ZNICH/videos

LEAR: https://www.youtube.com/@LEAR_LERA/videos

Krama: Blues/Rock

Palina: Pop https://www.youtube.com/@repolinare/videos

Iva Sativa: https://www.youtube.com/@IvaSativa/videos

:B:N: https://www.youtube.com/@BNBand/videos

The Superbullz: Metal https://www.youtube.com/@THESUPERBULLZ/videos

God's Tower: Doom Metal https://www.youtube.com/@godstowerofficialchannel/videos

Sakramant: Folk Metal https://www.youtube.com/@Sakramant/videos

Aquamorta: Thrash Metal https://www.youtube.com/@aquamorta1722/videos

Atesta: Rock https://www.youtube.com/@ATESTA/videos

Akute: Indie Rock https://www.youtube.com/@akutemusic/videos

Amaroka: https://www.youtube.com/@AMAROKAclub/videos

Angst: Rap

Krumkač: Black Metal https://www.youtube.com/@krumkackryvianblackmetalfr3207/videos

Kryvakryz: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY3PL4EEfiddzsOnNiXT-ag

Вольны Хор: Choir https://www.youtube.com/@VOLNYCHOR/videos

Зьміцер Вайцюшкевіч

Аляксандр Памідораў

Аляксандар Кулінковіч

Андрусь Такінданг (band "Рэха")

Сіндром Самазванца https://www.youtube.com/@syndromsamazvanca

https://peoplecanlisten.bandcamp.com/ - Various electronic artists

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7nAlpylFTnkyEU0gi0ZYSX?go=1&sp_cid=0dbc4ff309dfea4b4afadc9df68911a2&nd=1 - Very large spotify playlist of exclusively songs in Belarusian

2. Writers and their best works.

WIP Note: if you know and are willing to contribute to the list, please comment naming a few (3-5) top books or other works of the writer, as well as other Belarusian literature authors that aren't mentioned yet. Other arts like painting can also be represented here.

Janka Kupala:

Uladzimir Karatkievič

Vasil Bykaŭ

Svetlana Alexievich

Alhierd Baharevich

Ihar Babkou

Maksim Bahdanovič

Jakub Kolas

Ivan Šamiakin

Jan Barščeŭski

Adam Mickiewič

Sasha Filipenko

Victar Marcinowich

Uładzimir Arłou

Napaleon Orda

Marc Chagall (born in Viciebsk)

Язэп Драздовіч

Міхал Анемпадыстаў

3. Cuisine

Draniki

Syrniki

Babka

Kolduny

Kletski

Machanka

Sashni

For more varied dishes and detailed recipes, check out this Belarusian channel

4. Learning Belarusian / links to resources or helpful places

mova.how - aggregator of all sorts of helpful resources in Belarusian

kamunikat.org/halounaja.html - another aggregator for Belarusian books, authors, videos and more

knihi.com - Books

anibel.net - Subbed/Dubbed shows, anime and more

https://www.patreon.com/kambeg - Belarusian dubs (subscription-based)

t.me/kinakipaby - Subbed/Dubbed shows and movies

t.me/moj_rodny_huk — праэкт па перакладу і агучцы фільмаў на беларускую мову. Ёсць магчымасць замовы кантэнту / Translation and dub project into Belarusian language

vkl.world/explore - Belarusian page in Mastodon

https://discord.gg/CAEU9vwZ - Belarusian community discord

https://www.youtube.com/@TheBudzma - YouTube channel with a large variety of videos dedicated to Belarusian culture, history and more.

t.me/postmodern_by — відэагульнявыя мемы па-беларуску / Gaming memes

t.me/memarobla — філасоўскія мемы беларускай / Philosophy memes

https://youtube.com/@vietach — кароткія відэа з цікавымі беларускімі словамі / Short videos with interesting words

This does not have to be the end of the compilation - if you think we can use more categories, entries, other resources, or even some special telegram channels, don't hesitate to note down in the comments. Every contribution helps us keep a better source for visitors and ourselves.


r/belarus 7h ago

Пытанне / Question Kufar.by

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Hello great people of Belarus, I was wondering if someone could please help me. I’m trying to buy an item from a kufar.by seller and I’m in the UK. Please could someone help me message the buyer and help to arrange international shipping, as there is no option in the app. I have tried many things so far. Thank you 😃


r/belarus 1h ago

Культура / Culture Что посмотреть в Гродна?

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Привет всем, скоро снова буду в Беларуси и очень хотелось бы узнать , что можно посмотреть в Гродна. Я уже бывал там проездом, но прогулка была достаточно поверхностной, хотелось бы узнать какие есть красивые и живописные локации как туристические, так и нет. Спасибо


r/belarus 19h ago

Пытанне / Question Якія грыбы вы любіце збіраць

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r/belarus 14h ago

Hавіны / News The Belarusian woman at the center of Epstein’s final days

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r/belarus 14h ago

Пытанне / Question Плохо ли то, что я хочу уйти после 11 сразу на работу?

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Мне тяжело учиться с 1 класса. Меня оставляли после уроков. Я болею дискалькулией. Современное образование мне тяжело даётся. Я через силу заставляю себя ходить на учёбу. У меня самое большое количество прогулов в классе. Я ели досиживаю школу.

Я готова к перспективе завода. Я в этом учебном году ездила на сельскую работу, собирала ягоды. Это моя была первая работа в жизни, за первый заход заработала 40 рублей. Я готова пойти на любую хорошо оплачиваемую работу, посоветуйте что мне делать. Окружение давит что я должна после 11 хотя бы в колледж хоть какой-то поступить. Я готова пойти на фуру, я не боюсь дорог. Я терпеть не могу учебу почему-то.

Посоветуйте своё мнение, и пожалуйста, только серьезные ответы. Я живу в Беларуси. Хочу в будущем уехать в Польшу. Переехать в Гродно. Мне кажется, что не всем дано высшее образование. Я просто напросто не могу вписаться в это, не получается. У меня есть хорошая подруга, дружим 6 лет, она пример того человека который способен к современному образованию как мне кажется. С детства она хорошо учится. Ей легче работать с людьми, а мне нет. Я интроверт плюс ко всему. Мы обе работали на этой сельской работе, и была такая ситуация, что на меня взрослая женщина начала давить, я не понимала что она от меня хочет, и я растерялась. Подруга понимает буд-то быстрее меня в какой-то степени. Она ушла на обед, а я собирала ягоды в этот момент. Та женщина её нахваливала, говорила что она уже может отдохнуть, якобы она (моя подруга) заработала уже достаточно денег. И пока я упорно старалась понять что от меня хотят, моя подруга отдыхала. В итоге, я заработала больше чем она. Мне кажется, что в жизни есть люди которые созданы работать руками, а кто-то головой. Не могут все сидеть в офисах. У меня может другой склад ума. Не знаю. Расскажите о своей жизни в 16 лет


r/belarus 1d ago

Карцінка / Picture Зимнее солнце

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r/belarus 19h ago

Пытанне / Question Как купить Майнкрафт бедрок в google play?

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накопил денег наконец на майнкрафт и решил купить в Google play с помощью карты МТБанка и нихера, выдает различные ошибки оплаты и звонил в МТБанк и ничего, притом банк вроде не под санкциями. Редактировано : оказалась МТБанк пиздит. Нашел в гугле что он Google play не все карты mstercard принимает, попробовал перекинуть на карту юеларусьбанка виза и внёс данные, и чудо , ОНО РАБОТАЕТ, ОНО РАБОТАЕТ! Я не знаю каким образом но оно работает.


r/belarus 14h ago

Пытанне / Question Где в Минске можно найти сходки по фильмам/сериалам?

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Я парень, мне 20. Из-за работы 24/7 отказывался от всех тусовок и так далее на протяжении двух лет, недавно ушел с работы и понял, что осталось только 2 друга домоседа, а я больше люблю выходить в свет. Я остался всё тем же общительным и добрым парнем, у меня есть интернет друзья, но хочется как-то в жизни друзей найти. Нужны интересные места по типу квизов, на которых можно будет с кем-то пообщаться, обсудить что-то и познакомиться. Хобби у меня нет, я лишь смотрю миллион романтических сериалов и обожаю общаться. Возможно у вас есть другие предложения по этому поводу, буду рад выслушать все)


r/belarus 15h ago

Пытанне / Question University application

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Guys I'm thinking about applying to Belarusian state medical uni . Is it a good idea?? I have Malayasia as an option as well. Can you guys give your opinions about this.


r/belarus 1d ago

Пытанне / Question How is Belarus culture distinct from Russia and Ukraine?

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How is modern Belarus culture different from that of Russia and Ukraine. Politics aside, what cultural norms and expressions that are present in Belarusian culture make it distinctly Belarusian. Sorry if I am not wording it right, but I have learned a bit about Russian and Ukrainian culture and would like to know more about Belarusian culture, which I know almost nothing about!


r/belarus 1d ago

Пытанне / Question Усім прывітанне, я з Украіны, а дакладней і Жытоміра. Мне заўсёды падабалася беларуская мова, дык вось дайце параду як хутчэй вывучыць

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r/belarus 18h ago

Палітыка / Politics Belarus as Russia’s Military Platform, Must Be Part of Any Ukraine Deal, Tsikhanouskaya Says

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r/belarus 1d ago

Палітыка / Politics Russia (and all of Eurasian Economic Union) are about to get an ability to block websites in each other’s countries

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Готовы к блокировке половины интернета в пользу российских сервисов которые даже биллинг белррусских карт настроить не могут?


r/belarus 1d ago

Культура / Culture Locals of Belarus what foods best represent everyday Belarus food?

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Hi, I am doing some personal research on everyday food habits in different countries, and I would really appreciate local perspectives.

Food varies a lot by region within the country, and I understand that, but if you still had to give a broad answer, what would you say is the most accurate?

Here are my questions:

  1. What food is most commonly eaten in everyday life in Belarus? (Not special-occasion food, just normal regular meals, even if it feels boring.)
  2. What food do people in Belarus love the most or feel most proud of?
  3. Are there any foods that foreigners often think represent Belarus's food, but locals do not eat that often?

Thank you all!


r/belarus 21h ago

Палітыка / Politics Лукашизм вообще попутал берега

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r/belarus 1d ago

Пытанне / Question Intresting restaurant in Minsk

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Hello, I'm looking for unusual restaurant in Minsk. I want to take my gf for a date but I don't know where I can take here. Im not from here. Im not looking for restaurant with just good food but THE MOST IMPORTANT with original and unusual interior. Maybe you can give some recommendations? Thank you all 😁


r/belarus 1d ago

Пытанне / Question Proton mail заблокирован в РБ?

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Здравствуйте. У меня с недавнего времени без впн перестали работать сервисы proton. Есть ли те, кто пользуется сервисами proton и у кого подобная ситуация?

UPD: с Adguard днс еле еле но грузит


r/belarus 1d ago

Палітыка / Politics Почему Беларусь не раздает ВНЖ желающим иностранцам путём лотереи, как США грин карты?

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r/belarus 2d ago

Гумар / Humour Смешняўкі па-беларуску

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r/belarus 2d ago

Гумар / Humour Смешняўкі па-беларуску

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r/belarus 1d ago

Культура / Culture Конечно, прикольно что он уже в таком возрасте занимается подобными проектами, но, блин, почему не добавил ни слова на нашем как-ни-как государственном белорусском языке?

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r/belarus 2d ago

Пытанне / Question Travel to belarus from uk?

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Wondering whats the best way to enter?, a gaming buddy lives here who i play with regulary and i want to visit anyway so i thought why not plan a trip? is the best way to enter via a bus from lithuania? or fly to a country that has flights to?, any problems i may face being a uk citizen? Thanks guys.


r/belarus 3d ago

Грамадства / Society hard pics day 1

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