Finally, after reading dozens of critical reviews, I decided to get a ticket and see The Da Vinci Code. I hesitated a bit because most critics labeled this movie with “not what we expected” sticker. However curiosity and hype took over gray newspaper columns with C and C- grades. And while looking for a comfy [...]

…( continued) And while chilling and dreaming are two most popular activities in San Diego, there are many attractions that would perfectly compliment visitor’s dreamy mood. To start with, let me mention San Diego Sea World, conveniently located not far from downtown and major local beaches. There, you will find sharks, killer whales, dolphins, penguins, [...]

Folks, I am sorry for not posting for so long. I was away in California and while scouting the West Coast my laptop finally gave up on me. A technical examination revealed an overdose of fresh air, sounds of pacific surf and tranquility of surrounding nature as an apparent cause. It proves that technologies [...]

I won’t be really wrong if I say that it takes a lot to make a history class a truly remembered one. In most cases, it depends on a subject, professor and his teaching style. In my case, I had one very good professor at NYU who taught “Contemporary World” class. The professor never had [...]

The ruins decay - the vultures fly away
No longer flocking round the gore.
But painful and unhealing stay
The ever-gnawing wounds of war.
Michaś Vasilok
The cold autumn wind sweeps over the ground driving the withered leaves under the zavalinkas* and sways the wet branches in the small garden. It prances mischievously from round the corners into the [...]

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 an [...]

In a previous post, we attempted to show how many various interpretations exist regarding national stock of Belarusians. Anuszka mentioned in her comment:
“So, who was Mickiewicz?? Polish, Lithuanian, or Belarussian?”. Because he was born in Belarus, wrote poems in Polish, and his most famous poem begins with: “Lithuania, my homeland!”.
And indeed, so much confusion [...]

Researching Belarusian history I was amazed at how many contradictory issues surround this country’s past. And while we can strongly assert that each single nation went through historical, political, cultural transformations Belarus stands out among them.
Among most burning was (still is) an issue whether Belarusian were more of a Polish, Russian or Baltic stock. It [...]

It might be said that not many people know much about Belarus. Our history is complicated and full of twists, geopolitical situation is not that important in the middle of the Middle Eastern crisis. Some say that Belarus is not well known compared to Ukraine or Russia, there is not much literature available for the [...]

It all started in a pretty much calm and neutral manner: “Officials of the United Nations are seeking revision of their year-old arrangement to take over 912 apartments in two housing developments now built by the Metropolitan and the New York Life Insurance companies… And Byron Price, Assistant Secretary General, in charge of housing for [...]