These ten facts don’t cover everything you should know about Belarus, but it’s a great place to start learning about this fascinating country. Top 10 Reasons Why Communism Sucks10 Belarus Is Relatively New (Ish)Like everywhere in Europe, Belarus has been populated for an incredibly long time. Since becoming an independent nation, Belarus has joined the United Nations, the CIS, CSRO, EAEU, and other organizations. [5]7 Belarus’ National Animal Was Saved From ExtinctionThe national animal of Belarus is also the heaviest land animal on the entire European continent. [18]1 Belarus National ElectionsEver since the Republic of Belarus was founded, it has been led by one man above all others: Alexander Lukashenko.

Source: The Nation May 30, 2021 06:56 UTC