Blog about Belarus written by two blond-blue-eyed girls who view the country with foreign eyes.
​We want to celebrate together with our readers the Belarusian uniqueness!


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​THE AUTHORS

Meet the authors of Heta Belarus Dzietka: two blue-eyed blondes, who, thanks to their unique perspective, are able to see Belarus from both a local and a foreigner’s point of view. Check out their story.


​THE BLOGS!

Heta Belarus Dzietka are the illustrated blogs about the amazingness of our beloved country, Belarus.  The phrase literally means “that’s Belarus, babe!” because at times, that is the only reasonable explanation.


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Blogs

Michal Kleofas Oginski

As we enter GRISHA, we hear a loud classical melody playing. “Wow GRISHA is certainly in a good mood!” Marta says and smiles to Masha. But after we listen to the song more carefully we understand that this is a very emotional song, and one that we’ve heard before! We actually recognize it: it’s Oginski’s Polonaise! Masha looks at Marta with big eyes and says, “do you think that we are going to visit Michał Kleofas Oginski, the famous composer and politician?! That would be really amazing!”... Read more

​Wedding

If you meet a Belarusian woman that seems a bit stressed out, it might be because she’s getting married this year. Sound weird? Well then, you must not know about Belarusian weddings! You see, from the moment two Belarusian people make the decision to get married the excitement quickly fades into total stress…but over the course of an entire year!.. Read more

Shifting holidays!

There is something magical or just a bit strange about Belarusian holidays! You know how in most countries when a holiday falls on a Thursday, people often take the Friday off using their allocated holidays to enjoy a long weekend? Well in Belarus this happens automatically and officially! So you don’t even have to think about it! Magic, right? However, don’t be surprised when your Belarusian friends now and then have to work on a Saturday... Read more