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Somehow there are not so many world-famous people here in Belarus. Our singers or, say, actors are not so widely known on the world stages. Unfortunately, not much is known about our scientists, journalists or politicians as well. They may be famous within the country but not well heard of abroad.

The exception here is, probably, our sportsmen who after the Winter Olympics in Sochi helped other nations learn something about our country. Now they are world-famous. The thing is that there are lots of Belarusian emigrants or people with Belarusian roots who are now extremely popular not only on the world artistic stage but also on the political and scientific ones. They had to immigrate for various reasons: the World War 1, the World War 2 (many people immigrated to the USA during these times, especially the ones of Jewish origin), religious or money matters and so on. And you may not even know they are from our country. So we have prepared a list of such names for you. Get ready. You are sure to be surprised.

It is a common knowledge, that an average tourist doesn’t expect something out-of-the ordinary from his or her hotel. A satisfactory level of comfort, good service quality and welcoming stuff would do.

But what should a sophisticated traveler who is fed up with this commonness do? And by the way, as a result of the globalization and the development of international tourism we want more and more these days. We need some entertainment that will help us survive the drudgery of our working days.

Well, modern hotels offer enough attractions to satisfy our lust. We can be attracted by an unusual range of services and features offered by hotels, or their extraordinary design and surroundings. One may be smitten by the architecture of this or that hotel and the other may appreciate a personal approach to the client. All in all, each can find something according to their own preferences.

Nemiga street is not only one of the oldest streets in Minsk but also one of the most famous and beloved places in the city. Here contemporaneity harmoniously coexists with the old times. One can’t but adore restored parts of the beautiful Old city which is situated on Maksima Bogdanovicha Street nearby modern establishments of Nemiga Street which is always sprawling with people.

Aren’t you curious where the street takes its name from? Well, there used to flow a river with the same name here. And the street was founded right in the place where the river flew into another river named the Svisloch. Now the Nemiga is hidden in some water-pipes which run below the street so as to prevent it from floods which were quite common here earlier and which occasionally take place even now. It is an interesting and rather well-known fact that the history of our capital begins from the time when the Nemiga or rather the battle at the Nemiga was first mentioned in the chronicles.

The first gold medal for Belarus on Winter Olympic Games in Sochi was won by Darya Domracheva in 10 kilometer biathlon pursuit. This is the first Winter Olympic gold medal for Belarusian team this year and the second one in the history of Belarus after separating from USSR.

Darya Domracheva was qualified 9th for the pursuit and started the race in 32 seconds after the leader. She missed one of the targets in the final shooting but had enough time to go through the penalty loop. The second place and silver medal was taken by Tora Berger from Norway. She crossed the finish line only 37.6 seconds after the winner.

We have already written several articles about Minsk getting ready to the Ice Hockey Championship 2014. Today we decided to take a look at the new sport complex in Minsk – Chizhovka Arena. The construction of Chizhovka Arena started in 2009 and finished in the end of 2013. The main stadium in the Arena seats 10 thousand spectators, the small arena could accommodate other indoor sports events and seats over 1000 people. Chizhovka Arena will be the second ice hockey stadium during the championship in May 2014. It will be the home arena for the hockey club Yunost Minsk.

After unusually warm Christmas holidays and the New Year the real winter has finally arrived to Minsk. This week the weather forecast reports that the temperature will go down to -25 degrees. Luckily this will not continue for a long period. The temperature in Minsk will rise to -5 or -10 degrees by the end of January. In the meantime we should pay more attention to our health clothes. Make sure that your hands and legs are well-protected from the cold wind. Remember that your car may not protect you from cold. Because of low temperature the engine may stop. If you need to travel on a long distance with a car you should take several warm blankets and hot beverages.

Everyone knows that the Ice Hockey World Championship 2014 will be held in Belarus. The whole country is making the last arrangements to prepare for the significant event. Many travel agencies have prepared special hockey tours to Belarus including accommodation, tickets, transportation. On the other hand it’s also possible to organize a trip by yourself. Hockey tickets are available to buy online. It’s still possible to book a flight to Belarus. But what about accommodation? As we know the price may be increased during the major sports events.

Today we have tried to find out what is the real apartment price in Minsk during hockey championship 2014. We contacted several biggest apartment agencies and asked for 5 nights stay in an apartment in May 2014.