Зачем россияне переезжают жить в Беларусь? Репортаж из Минска

Amid widespread internet blocking and restrictions in Russia, search queries for "where to move" are once again on the rise. 18+ THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) WAS PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED, AND/OR SENT BY FOREIGN AGENT ALEXEI VLADIMIROVICH PIVOVAROV OR CONCERNING THE ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN AGENT ALEXEI VLADIMIROVICH PIVOVAROV However, possible relocation destinations have changed significantly. One of the most popular has become... Belarus. Posts from Russians are going viral online about how easy and inexpensive it is to move to Minsk—and peacefully browse Instagram and Telegram, shop at Zarya, and drink Coca-Cola. Incidentally, locals aren't always happy about this influx of neighbors. We went to Belarus, talked to people who had moved there, and found out whether it's true that it's several times cheaper there, that you can buy a house for fifteen dollars, and what the feeling of freedom is like there—not only online but also offline. __________ Contents: 0:00 Russians are moving to Belarus 2:43 Stanislav: left in the fall of 2022 3:46 Nikita: to Minsk with four suitcases 5:52 Anastasia: married a Belarusian 9:16 Internet without a VPN: Instagram, YouTube, and Telegram are working 10:24 Why aren't social media blocked in Belarus? 15:00 Are phones being checked? 16:03 From Russia to a Belarusian village 19:55 "Father is watching" 21:11 How to legalize here (easy for a Russian) 25:38 Prices are cheaper (for everything) 31:16 Is every tenth apartment rented by a Russian? 34:07 Houses for 45 rubles (that's $15) 36:47 "You have to understand that you're guests here" 38:13 Evgeny: wrote on Threads about Russian rudeness 41:35 An artifact of a forgotten era in Belarus 41:50 Casinos are open here 43:10 And alcohol is available 24/7 43:50 Are they moving for the sake of vanished brands? 45:46 "They don't discuss politics here." 48:28 "Whose Crimea is this?" was asked during an apartment inspection. 49:38 "There's no sense that anything is happening 500 kilometers away." 52:54 2020 protests, half a million people left, internet shut down for three days. 55:37 When would you return to Russia? *Meta, the company that owns Instagram and Threads, has been designated as extremist and banned in Russia. Support "Redakciya": 💰 from Russia - via Boosty: https://boosty.to/redakciya 💰 from abroad - via Patreon:   / alexey_pivovarov   💰 from abroad - via the "Sponsor" feature on YouTube:    / @redactsiya   Follow us on social media: Alexey Pivovarov's Telegram channel: https://t.me/Alexey_Pivo_varov "Redakciya" on Zen: https://zen.yandex.ru/redakciya "Redakciya" on VK: https://vk.com/redakciya_pivovarova Collaboration and ideas: [email protected] #editorial #brewers #belarus