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Last modified: May 2, 2003

It's difficult to add anything new to what is already there on the Internet. So just some links with our comments.
Reference, Cities, Miscellaneous ...
Country Reference    
CIA -World Fact Book wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes) Pros: CIA knows it's job.
Cons: Do you always believe CIA? Unfortunately KGB does not have something like this to compare.
World Desk Reference wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)
Pros: One more short but comprehensive Belarus reference.
Cons: No so far.
Belarus' Mission at UN wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes) Pros: Unexpectedly interesting. A good addition to CIA page.
Cons: Official interpretation of facts and events is always a bit suspicious.
Cultural and Educational Profile of Belarus wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes) Pros: One more individual effort. Lots of information and links. Good structured.
Cons: Well? No so far.
European Forum wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)
Pros: One more comprehensive source of information about Belarus. Economics, Politics and a lot more.
Cons: Seems to be a bit outdated.
Cities and regions    
Maps and Plans wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)
Pros: Cities, regions, everything. Nice design, easy to navigate. No water, just the stuff.
Cons: No so far.
Brest on line wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)
Pros: A nice site about Brest. Regional news, pictures, maps. Relatively fast, provides additional services.
Cons: No Russian version.
Bresttelecom. City site wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)
Pros: Not so commercially looking, contains a lot of information. A good place for first time visitors. Has English version.
Cons: I might be biased, but the design could have been better.
Brest region
portal
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Pros: Brest Region Council official site. Professional, easy to use, informative. Has English version.
Cons: Well, that's official site.
Bobruisk City Site wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)
Pros: Not a bad idea and implementation.
Cons: Not mush info as yet, some dead links, not everything announced works.
Borisov City Portal wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)

Pros: Just a good city portal. News, information etc.
Cons: Only in Russian.
E-Gomel wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)
Pros: Gomel city portal. City and country news.
Cons: Only in Russian.
Gomel: then and now. wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)
Pros: The only site I have found that provides at least some info about Gomel.
Cons: Could have been better.
Grodno Telecom wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)
Pros: Some sort of city guide. Better then Gomel.
Cons: Still could have been better
MinskCity Council Official Site wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)
Pros: Mayor biography, some city pictures.
Cons: Nothing useful otherwise. Bad engineered navigation. Only in Russian. Dull official site.
Minsk at Interfax wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)
Pros: Good, easy to use site about Minsk English version.
Cons: No so far.
Virtual Minsk wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)
Pros: Well, some sort of city portal. Might grow to a good site. English version.
Cons: Startup. Many pages still under construction.
Orsha city portal wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)
Pros: Orsha city portal. Better then some bigger cities' portals.
Cons: Only in Russian.
Polotsk city portal wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)

Pros: Polotsk city portal. Well done, up to date
Cons: Only in Russian.
Vitebsk City Portal wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)
Pros: Not a bad start for a city portal.
Cons: Not much info as yet.
Vitebsk City Portal 2 wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)
Pros: Good place to look for information about Vitebsk. Seems to be up to date Easy to use.
Cons: Might be somebody will find some.
Miscellaneous    
A Belarus Miscellany wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes) Pros: A very very substantial individual effort. Lots of information and links. This American seems to care more for Belarus then some of native Belarusians.
Cons: A bit difficult to navigate. The author still believes that what is known as Belarusian Opposition is a better choice for Belarus.
Children of Chernobyl wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes) Pros: Surprisingly, but it's one of the best collections of the real life  information and images from and about Belarus.
Cons: No so far.
Virtual guide to Belarus wpe14.jpg (732 bytes)wpe14.jpg (732 bytes) Pros: Vast collection of links. Looks as if you might dig out something interesting if you are patient enough.
Cons: Difficult to navigate, not frequently updated. Politically engaged.

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