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Whether it is WWI or WWII, Napoleon war or Northern wars - they happened here in Belarus. There is plenty of history of Russian Socialist revolution here too. Belarus has the richest Jewish history. Whether it is David Mayer-Lanski or David Sarnoff, Isaac Asimov or or Eliayahu Golomb, Kirk Douglas or Gwyneth Paltrow, Haim Weizmann, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, Shimon Peres, Marc Chagall, Micgel the Chofetz Chaim, Bielski brothers, and the first Lubavitcher Rebbe - they were born or have roots in Belarus or within 50 miles of its current borders. The first ever Yeshiva was built in Valozhyn, Belarus.

There are plenty of XII-XIV centuries Castles left in Belarus. Most of them half destroyed. Some (in Mir, Nyasvizh, Zaslaue, Lida, Kamianec) are reasonably preserved. Depicted on the left is Mir Castle - one of the many former residencies of the famous Belarusian Radzivill family. Today it is a residence of the college of architectural restoration

You can still find XII century orthodox churches in Hrodna, Mahilyow, Polacak (St. Sophia Cathedral of Polacak is  depicted on the right), Navahradak, etc. There are beautiful and mighty catholic churches (XIV-XVI cc.) well preserved in Hrodna, Vitebsk, Vidzy(!), etc.

"Farny" Jesuit Cathedral in Hrodna, built in XVII-XVIIIcc by the King of Rzhech Pospolita Polsko-Litewska - Stefan Batory.  See many more of the belarusian cathedrals and other historical buildings in our Belarusian Architecture page. Also visit City Guides with photos and short historical information about many belarusian towns and cities.

If you are flying it is most likely that you will come to our capital Minsk  Although completely destroyed during the WWII it was rebuilt in a beautiful city. As for me I like its botanical garden.