by Islander on April 2, 2008
Not long ago we wrote about a documentary movie ‘Lessons of Belarusian Language”. Back then, it was unavailable to viewers; however, thanks to comments from our readers we are happy to write that this movie is available on line! below is a recap of a blog and the movie itself. Radio Svaboda reports that First [...]
by Islander on June 5, 2006
Here we go again! After dealing with Da Vinci Code by banning it from local movie theaters, Belarusian authorities found another victim-V for Vendetta. Perhaps, they took comics seriously or maybe it is paranoia responsible for it. In either case, V for Vendetta won’t be shown in Belarus, period. Apparently, an uncompromising vision of the [...]
by Islander on April 23, 2006
Not long ago, belarus. blogsome.com published an article titled “Almost an Open Letter To Hollywood Producers”. In one instance, an author writes: “But revolution or, say, democratization could be somewhat profitable, if some guy like Steven Spielberg decided to make a movie about it. Let us face the facts – we are interesting. We are [...]
by Islander on March 22, 2006
I often meet people from different countries. Some of them are students; some are strangers who walk the streets of New York. I guess New York is the best place to run into a foreigner, get to know each other and become friends. Our conversations would usually start with one question: Where are you from? [...]
by xela on March 21, 2006
It is very interesting to observe people opinion. It even more interesting to observe opinion of those countries that surrounds Belarus. So, what can you hear and see on national TV channels in neighbour-countries such as Russia or Poland. See for yourself. Most of them require no comments(well if you speak Russian). Belarussian western neighbor [...]