Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe that shares its borders with Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. Despite its diminutive size Belarus has changed the world in a ...

Ukrainian (or Ukranian) is the official language of Ukraine. It is also spoken in small communities in the following countries: Paraguay, Azerbaijan, Estonia, the United States, Uzbekistan, Argentina, Latvia, Lithuania ...

Aleksandr Sdvizhkov is the editor of the Belorussian newspaper Zgoda, meaning "consensus." In 2006 Sdvizhkov reprinted the Muhammad Cartoons which originally appeared in the Danish Jyllands Posten. After a criminal ...

Many rivers in Europe have alternative names in different languages. Some rivers have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article attempts to give all known alternative ...

In most countries with a five-day work week, Friday is the last workday before the weekend and is, therefore, viewed as a cause for celebration or relief (leading to the ...