Would you dare cycle in Minsk? ???? want to find out?
On your bike....Minsk is awesome for cycling. There are many tracks to cycle and places to rent bikes. I have included some links for cycle tracks and places to rent bikes.
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This weekend will see more videos from Vulitsa Ezha 2019 Festival here in Minsk and my collaboration with Conor Clyne from Tsar Travel. Exciting stuff. Stay tuned.
Belarus - Ambassadors leave
T/I: 11:07:30
The ambassadors of the United States and five European countries left Minsk on Monday (22/6) in a row over ambassadorial residences that has led to a diplomatic crisis. At issue is the Belarussian government's decision to evict 20 ambassadors from their residences in a diplomatic compound in the Minsk suburb of Drozdy, that officials say urgently needs repairs to its sewer and plumbing system. The envoys had initially been told they should leave to enable extensive renovations at the compound, but last week Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko annexed the compound into the grounds of the presidential palace. In the latest twist in the Cold War-style row, Belarus authorities cut off the Drozdy compound's water and electricity supplies, and barred access by the ambassadors of the United States, France, Germany and Italy to their own residences.
SHOWS:
MINSK, BELARUS, 22/06
WS exterior embassy,
CA media;
SOT French ambassador Bernard Fossier (English) describing how he was forced to leave his residence: We will have a moment together with you within a few minutes.; (question by journalist): Who will control your estates in Drozdy while you leave this country: your house ?;
SOT Mr Fossier: The house was completely sealed to the morning, because I am living there until the last moment, and to the morning, when I left for the last time, my collaborators sealed with the diplomatic seals all the accesses to the house, and of the park. It means that all
the belongings to the French Republic are staying there, because as the USA we decided to let the belongings of the government inside to demonstrate clearly that we are refusing that such dictate.
VS British ambassador's car being packed up,
VS French, German and British ambassadors toasting for speedy return, Press cutaway;
Convoy of ambassadors leaving;
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, 22/6
Exteriors Russian Foreign Ministry building,
MS Foreign Ministry briefing;
SOT Valerii Nesterushkin, Foreign Ministry spokesman (in English) In any case I can say that we don't like that present situation, and we are not satisfied in the way that it was tackled by the authorities. Nowadays one could find a better solution for existing problems.;
CA Press;
Exteriors Russian State Duma;
MS Duma
SOT Ms Constanze Krehl, Chair European Parliament delegation for relations with Russia (in English): Normally nobody tells the embassies to go away and to look for a new area. I think this is the first time that such things have happened. Normally if they have some problems they discuss it together and come to a common solution, but not this way to say 'you have to go, you have to leave;
WS delegates in Duma.
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Vilnius-Minsk train online
Update: litrail.lt now sells tickets online!
For tours and insurance, please try my website minsktours.by
A test-drive of the fast (2.5hrs) Minsk-Vilnius train. Your private Minsk guide checking online train ticket sale, the train infrastructure, discovering issues to be aware of. Buy Vilnius-Minsk train tickets online from litrail.lt or poezd.rw.by (message me for help if needed).
Nana and Grig flash moob! Youth in action TC in Novi Sad Serbia 7 april
Speedy Romeo
We are in the Lower East Side to have a few pies at Speedy Romeo. Named after Todd Feldman's champion race horse, they take pride in being a restaurant of Italian influence with American seasonal cooking. Their wood fire oven gives their crust a smokey flavor, and is painted in tribute to Van Halen's Frankenstrat guitar.
Enjoy
Belarus: Inside Europe´s last dictatorship | VPRO Documentary
Belarus lies between Europe and Russia and is a dictatorship. How is it to live in Belarus, Europe´s last dictatorship? Belarus is located on the main route between Russia and Europe. The focus has always been on Russia, but that seems to be changing. And: more than the half of Belarus was radioactively contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster. How does Belarus and the people living inside a dictatorship deal with this?
In this eight-part travel series the Dutch journalist and author Jelle Brandt Corstius travels through Russia and visits the neighbor countries Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. What image do the Russians have of their neighbors and vice versa? What are the relations between the powerful Russia and the other former Soviet republics? And how do the countries around Russia treat their Russian inhabitants? A series about propaganda and identity.
Dutch Journalist used to live close to the Belarusian embassy in Moscow. Inside the embassy they used to have small shoe shops. Shoes from Belarus are incredibly popular in Russia. In the Soviet era but still today, they are produced in Belarus. Dutch Journalist Corstius takes a look at the shoe factory and talks to the employees about their country. They are all very positive about their homeland. It is a stable country as they say. That may be true, but it goes hand in hand with a dictatorship, whose beating heart is President Lukashenko´s palace.
After a bomb detonated in the metro in Minsk in 2011, 15 people died. Two people were taken as prisoners and executed two days later. Death penalty still exists in Belarus. A mother of the executed tells us her story and what kind of person her son was, that was made responsible for the attack. Belarus looks like a clean country. This appearance is kept up the hard way. The population has no priority in a regime, where the president is busy with building a new nuclear plant.
Original title: Een heldere dictatuur (5/8)
Director: Alexander Oey and Jelle Brandt Corstius
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Lopez B-Boy Twins
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On a Roll: Getting the Winter-feeling in Summer
A fundamental part of the summer preparation for biathletes is done on roller skis. But how similar or different are the feelings of athletes once the switch to their summer skis?
Matt Bukovski - ID - ID - Boat Party 2 by Fusion Of Sound
BEST VEGAN JACKFRUIT BURRITO IN LONDON UK!
We visited some street food in London yesterday and stumbled across this awesome Burrito Bar. We tried their VEGAN jackfruit burrito and we LOVED IT! Let us know what you think in the comments below xx
Borderland - E5/8 - A Clear Dictatorship
In this series Jelle Brandt Corstius explores the border countries between Russia and Europe, from Latvia to Moldavia, West and East Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. What is the picture that the Russians and their neighbours have of each other, how are the relationships between powerful Russia and the other former Soviet republics? And how do the surrounding countries treat their Russian inhabitants? A series about propaganda and identity.
Episode 5: A clear dictatorship
Belarus is often called the last dictatorship in Europe. But is that true? This country is located on the main route between Russia and Europe. The focus has always been on Russia, but that seems to be changing. And: more than half this country was radioactively contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster. How does the country deal with this?
© VPRO September 2015
This channel offers some of the best travel series from the Dutch broadcaster VPRO. Our series explore cultures from all over the world. VPRO storytellers have lived abroad for years with an open mind and endless curiosity, allowing them to become one with their new country. Thanks to these qualities, they are the perfect guides to let you experience a place and culture through the eyes of a local. Uncovering the soul of a country, through an intrinsic and honest connection, is what VPRO and its presenters do best.
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Director: Alexander Oey and Jelle Brandt Corstius
English, French and Spanish subtitles by Ericsson and co-funded by the European Union.
Engineer Yunitskiy - Optimal transport, what is it in practice?
Anatoly Yunitskiy, General Designer of CJSC String Technologies, is giving a lecture for representatives of the leading transport universities of Belarus: the Belarusian National Technical University and the Belarusian State Transport University.
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Juste debout 2011 yudat vs go 6franc
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Erphun & Fergie @ Burgundy House
ERPHUN@FORANEO - ENSENADA-Opening Track!
Две Стороны - Global Bang battle (Минск 7.04.2012).wmv
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BOTTICHER v DMITRIEV Gold Mens Sprint Final Race , 2013 UCI World Track Championships
BOTTICHER, GER v DMITRIEV, RUS, Gold Mens Sprint Final Race , 2013 UCI World Track Championships
Track cycling dates back to at least 1870 and, with the exception of 1912, has played a part in every Olympics in the modern era. Track Cycling events can be roughly split into 2 disciplines -- Sprinting and Endurance
Sprint Events:
Individual Sprint
This is a very tactical event in which riders try to outmanoeuvre their opponents. Sometimes riders will come to a standstill in an effort to make their opponent take the lead, which is the least advantageous position before the final sprint to the finish line.
Team Sprint
This spectacular form of racing sees two teams start off on opposite sides of the track. It is raced by teams of three riders over three laps for Elite Men and two riders over two laps for Elite Women. Each rider leads for a lap before dropping back.
Kilometre / 500m Time Trial
This is an individual time trial from a standing start. Elite Men race over 1km and Elite Women over 500 m. The competitor with the fastest time is the winner.
Keirin
Keirin racing originated in Japan. Contested over 2 km, the field of three to seven riders follows a pacing motorbike at an increasing speed, all the while jostling for position. When the motorbike pulls off the track with two and a half laps to go, the battle begins to win the sprint to the finish.
Endurance Events:
Individual Pursuit
Two riders start on opposite sides of the track and compete over 4 km for Elite Men and 3 km for Elite Women. The winner is the rider who manages to catch his/her opponent or who records the fastest time.
Team Pursuit
Two teams of 4 riders (3 riders for women) start on opposite sides of the track and compete over 4 km (3 km for women). The winning team is the one that manages to catch its opponents or that records the fastest time.
Points Race
This superbly tactical discipline is contested over a long distance, usually 40 km for men and 25 km for women in major events. The final result is determined according to points gained during sprints (one every 10 laps on a 250 m track) and when a rider manages to lap the rest of the field.
Madison
Up to 18 teams of two riders take part in this relay race contested by means of intermediary sprints. While one team member races, the other slows down to take a rest. When he rejoins the race, his teammate throws him into the action with a hand sling. The classification is established according to the distance covered and the points won in the sprints (every 20 laps). The Madison is held over distances of 25-50 km for Elite Men depending on the competition.
Scratch Race
This is a race for up to 24 individual riders over 15 km for men and 10 km for women. The first across the finish line is the winner.
Omnium
The omnium is made up of 6 events and is disputed over 2 consecutive days. The final classification is established by adding up the finishing places in each event. The winner is the rider who has the lowest total. At the 2012 London Olympics, the omnium comprised a Flying lap, a Points race, an Individual pursuit, a Scratch Race, a Kilometre / 500m time trial and an Elimination Race.
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