Everyday life of a big family in Belarus: video blog and documentaries, making of art souvenirs by Milana

Interestingly, the family's head was not always the natural father or grandfather and the extended family often included distant relatives or even strangers who may have been adopted as family members.

Recently, with the scarcity of jobs in Belarus's troubled economy, some men have been encouraging women to stay at home. This situation worries women's groups, who feel a new system of inequality is developing. Many people in Belarus are also concerned about the country's falling birth rate.

Minsk and Brest are great locations for families, because they are home to the country’s international schools. The academic year in Belarus runs from September to July and follows a similar structure to that of other European countries.

Nov 22, 2024 · An expat's honest account of living in Belarus. Learn about the challenges, cultural differences, and unique experiences of expat life in this Eastern European country.

196 days around the world of family life - BELARUS

Dec 4, 2012 · However, Belarusians still enter into family relations at a younger age than, for example, Western Europeans and Americans. On average, women in Belarus get married at the age of 24.5 years and men at the age of 26.6 years.

Aug 12, 2024 · Belarus Social Life and Customs. From FamilySearch Wiki. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Belarus Wiki Topics: Belarus Beginning Research: Finding Town of Origin; ... Belarus Childhood, family, identity: Post-Soviet Belarus: Shutova, Olga. Post-Soviet Belarus: Childhood, Family and Identity. The Journal of Psychohistory; New York, 1999.

Oct 10, 2014 · In the first issue photographer Siarhiej Leskiec documents everyday life in the Belarusian countryside. Only one in four Belarusians lives in rural areas today. And yet, most Belarusians are first-generation city dwellers.

Dec 18, 2014 · Nearly 800,000 Belarusians were registered as being in need of better housing conditions at the end of 2013, according to Belstat. Sixteen percent of them are living in communal housing, and nearly half are young families.