Nostalgia

Politics and business aside, like its neighbour Russia, Belarus is still very much visually as it was during Soviet times. Statues, hammers and sickles and many other remnants of Soviet art and architecture are in abundance, especially so in the capital. Minsk was almost entirely destroyed during WWII and was rebuilt along strict Socialist-Realist lines. Visitors looking for the ultimate Soviet-era ostalgie experience won’t be disappointed.