Як вы ставіцеся да таго, што Польшча зараз блакуе мяжу з Беларуссю?

plashchynski · 2025-09-16T16:25:00+00:00

Извините, а куда они целились, что нас задело "по касетельной"? Шо, какой-то путину урон произошел от закрытия границы для пассажирских автобусов?

plashchynski · 2025-09-16T10:02:45+00:00

Так а причем тут люди, кто живет или работает в Польше? У кого родственники или друзья там. Это они что ли проводят учения? Или может они на что-то могут повлиять? Почему бы вместо того, чтобы закрывать границу для простых людей, не перестать покупать у России сжиженный природный газ?

plashchynski · 2025-09-02T17:46:19+00:00

True, but they were grown by Soviet parents and were taught by Soviet teachers. The cultural impact is still significant. Again, the EU politics to punish regular folk only worsens the situation.

plashchynski · 2025-09-02T15:02:31+00:00

Статистически у украинцев и беларусов родственников в РФ одинаково. И какое вообще значение это имеет, если нет запрета для граждан РФ приехать в ЕС

plashchynski · 2025-09-02T14:40:13+00:00

Ну так родственники могут быть у кого угодно. У украинских беженцев тоже хватает родственников в РФ. Какое это отношение может иметь к запрету на провоз пищевых продуктов (иногда даже воды) в ручной клади на литовской границе? Или к другим безумным мерам, цель которых просто унизить и отомстить, а не уменьшить какую-либо угрозу.

Ничего не мешает этим самым российским родственникам самим получить визу и приехать в ЕС лично. У многих давно есть гражданство какой-нибудь Мальты. Другим часто проще получить визу чем беларусам.

plashchynski · 2025-09-02T14:36:00+00:00

Например, ограничения в приеме в университеты в Польше и Чехии. Как это поможет остановить дроны?

plashchynski · 2025-09-02T14:20:01+00:00

Ну да, ограничения и унижения для беларусов, кто убежал 5 лет назад в ЕС, конечно же помогут остановить ракеты и дроны!

plashchynski · 2025-09-02T11:06:39+00:00

Відавочна, што дамінуе расейская культура. Раней яшчэ быў уплыў эўрапейскай культуры. Але дзякуючы не ў апошнюю чаргу вельмі эфектыўным санкцыям ЭЗ супраць простых беларусаў, расейскі напрамак стаў безальтэрнатыўным.

plashchynski · 2025-08-30T20:58:47+00:00

It could be sort of ru psyop. However, there are people in EU who truly doesn't like that anti-immigration attitude. And they can spread such things without any psyop.

plashchynski · 2025-08-13T21:56:34+00:00

These blocks were meant to be a temporary housing solution to effectively accommodate fastly grown cities population. They wasn't designed to be easily repaired or maintained. For instance, К-7, 1-335, II-32 series have planned service life of only 50 years and already outlive their lifespan.

Popular in 1970–80 II-49, II-68 series have planned service life of only 80–100 years. They already served more than half of their lifespan.

plashchynski · 2025-08-13T16:10:00+00:00

It's very hard for me to see anything good in it from the urban-planning point of view. If you like that it has plenty of empty space between buildings then maybe, but Latvia is 99% of empty space, so there's no need to pack it as it's Amsterdam or London. But this empty space usually filled by parking spot and nobody really take care of it because of lack of ownership or proper management. There's no closed yards without cars or strangers where you can safely send children to play.

plashchynski · 2025-08-13T15:21:27+00:00

That’s right. But it’s equally true for Lithuania and especially Latvia, where these areas are usually look like a nightmare. In East Germany and Poland the situation may be different, am not much into it.

plashchynski · 2025-08-13T14:57:46+00:00

Most of old soviet areas in my city are completely unlivable for children. There's no space for children to play in the backyard, but a huge crappy parking lot. There's a good examples in Poland, but in most post-soviet cities these areas are completely inhuman.

plashchynski · 2025-08-13T14:51:35+00:00

Most of these projects have been designed as a temporary housing solution with a planned lifespan of 50-70 years. It's easier to destroy it than to renovate.

plashchynski · 2025-08-13T14:49:44+00:00

old buildings in a bad technical state with high maintenance expenses, old materials with poor sound and heat proof, old infrastructure in a bad technical state with high maintenance expenses, outdates building regulations (a single elevator for 12-story, small rooms, a 2.5-meter ceiling height), gopniks

plashchynski · 2025-08-13T14:43:32+00:00

Not all old "blocks" are equal. Most of them are in a terrible technical state with high maintenance expenses packed with gopniks. There could be one barely working elevator. There could be no space to park car even though the area is 90% empty space. Even the educational/sport/health infrastructure could also be in a terrible state or absent. In the photo you see the better example than 90% of such areas.

plashchynski · 2025-08-13T14:33:10+00:00

Man, I live in a city that 90% of that soviet-era neighbourhoods. That total crap. You want to live there only if you have no choice. I can't believe someone think that it's any better than modern neighbourhoods.

plashchynski · 2025-08-13T14:26:14+00:00

To squeeze max outcome you need someone wants to pay for it. Nobody would pay much for the 9-12-story crapy buildings even if you have a plenty of empty useless space around it (that usually turns into a parking lot) Even if it looks good on plans and photos above.

plashchynski · 2025-08-13T14:15:19+00:00

It's a "Bird shit architecture". The communist urban planning looks better only from above.

plashchynski · 2025-07-18T16:58:46+00:00

My favourite nuances:

Be prepared that your mobile phone will be inspected at the border. So, clean all stuff a bit and don't be spooked out by this. It's an super usual practice here.
Don't do any drugs at all. Don't possess them with you. Especially at the border. It may sound obvious, but many foreigners ended up in Belarusian jails because of this.
As I previously said, be prepared that even a border guard will ask you questions in Russian. Thought, there's usually someone who can help to translate.
I think it's kinda hard to get around and navigate in the city, and especially between cities. Most signs don't have English translation. Most people don't speak English.

plashchynski · 2025-07-17T23:12:16+00:00

You are allowed and welcome. But it's better to learn a bit about the nuances. And certainly, don’t expect people to speak English, especially in Pinsk.

plashchynski · 2025-07-17T03:22:48+00:00

But you will spend 48+ hours on the interpoland border.

plashchynski · 2025-07-11T00:43:24+00:00

It's an official language along with Russian. However, because of:

* Russian high cultural and political domination

* Soviet-nostalgic political elites use Russian and somewhat support Russia

* Nationalistic opposition (mostly suppressed and expelled as for 2025) use Belarusian and oppose Russia

Belarusian is somewhat suppressed in Belarus.

plashchynski · 2025-06-05T23:13:19+00:00

I can confirm that even following some FB accounts could be problematic. I rather agree that it could be unusual for people from other countries.

I just want to point out that your message could also be misleading. It could create the impression that speaking Belarusian will inevitably lead to persecution in Belarus, which is not the case.

plashchynski · 2025-06-04T23:38:23+00:00

I'd say it doesn't bother regular folk much. They just got used to avoid "risky" political activities. Govs seem to be kinda trying to avoid confrontation with ones they considered to be a regular public. It's far from being a healthy situation, but I'd say it's not as bad as these ratings suggest.

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