Happiness of the Peoples of the World: Belarus

In connection with the launch of a joint project of the Eurasian Tourism Security Council and the Department of Happiness of the Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly “Happiness of the Peoples of the World”, Anastasia Pavlova, Chairman of the Eurasian Tourism Security Council, talks about countries where the happiness of their citizens is a priority for state activity.

All are close people

Belarusian lands were called "Belaya Rus" in the Middle Ages. Historians believe that this name comes from the color of the hair and clothes of the Belarusian people; it emphasizes the ancient freedom and independence of these lands. Belarus in the international index of happiness is ahead of Russia and Hong Kong.

The well-known expression: “There will be a holiday on our street” has Belarusian roots. In this expression, the understanding of Belarusian happiness is hidden. Warm, hospitable, tasty, fresh and very, very understandable to every Russian person.

There are as many as five Nobel laureates in Belarus. In 2015, Svetlana Aleksievich received the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Tasty and clean

When you think about Belarus, the first thing that comes to mind is amazing cleanliness and the freshest products. Belarusians are very fond of potatoes; most national dishes include this most important ingredient for locals. There are more than 300 potato dishes in Belarus.

Belarus has established itself as a country with very clean streets, beautiful nature, high-quality, inexpensive medicine and amazingly delicious dairy and tourist products.

Beautiful nature

The territory of Belarus is 40% forested, which corresponds to the green stripe in the Belarusian flag. Belarus is home to the National Park Belovezhskaya Pushcha, the largest and oldest forest in Europe, home to Europe's largest animal, the bison.

Safely

Belarus is really safe tourism. Belarus itself is one of the safest, according to statistics, countries in the world. Minsk is considered one of the safest capitals in the post-Soviet space. In the list of 378 most dangerous cities from Numbeo, Minsk ranked 351st in terms of danger and became the safest city in the CIS.

Belarus has one passport, which is both foreign and domestic at the same time.

Belarus produces the largest dump truck in the world.

Happy character

No matter how difficult the trials befall the Belarusian, he will not be indignant, but will completely reconcile: “So be it.” This is the true happiness of the Belarusian character - the character of sincere, hardworking, hospitable people who love and are proud of their homeland.

Anastasia Pavlova