Stories

Stories and reportages about life in Belarus

The Berlin Wall 

The Berlin Wall  / калаж Улада Рубанава, Еўрарадыё

A German built an airplane and wanted to fly from the GDR to the West. But ended up in prison. How did he buy it back?
"Cancel" prison?

"Cancel" prison? / Euroradio

Cancelling, social ranking, relationship transformation and radical empathy as alternatives to prison.
What's happening on Taborowa Street in Warsaw?

What's happening on Taborowa Street in Warsaw? / @rubanau_collage

Spots in a queue to the Foreigners Office in Warsaw are routinely on sale.
Volunteers in peacetime / @rubanau_collage

Volunteers in peacetime / @rubanau_collage / @rubanau_collage

Liked the posts about the liberation of Belarus?
It's high time to help Belarusian volunteers start a peaceful life.
Готовятся ли Сувалки к войне с Россией

Suwalki / Photo by Rosół Mariusz / @rubanau_collage / @rubanau_collage

What is the Suwalki gap, which Russia allegedly has its eye on?
Зачем швед купил дом в Украине в 50 километрах от фронта? / pixabay

Зачем швед купил дом в Украине в 50 километрах от фронта? / pixabay / @rubanau_collage

Better find out where the minefields are before going for mushrooms.
Oleksandr Mikhov / Euroradio / Euroradio

Oleksandr Mikhov / Euroradio / Euroradio / Euroradio

The story of a Ukrainian military man who is learning to walk again.
We are sure Daniel Craig would be flattered to play the role of Artsiom from Čačersk / collage by Ulad Rubanau, Euroradio

We are sure Daniel Craig would be flattered to play the role of Artsiom from Čačersk / collage by Ulad Rubanau, Euroradio

Surely, Daniel Craig would be flattered to play Artsiom from Čačersk.
Как к ЛГБТ относятся в военкоматах в Беларуси
"I think they're used to seeing us" / here and below - images by Euroradio
and why some guys are grateful for it