Lukashenko's Minsk (35 images)

Military service is compulsory in Belarus and many stay on beyond their compulsory term. Police are also a strong part of the state apparatus and working in the force Belorussians can achieve a higher salary than a teacher, doctor or nearly any other job available.
It is difficult to conceive of any significant change in Belarus as it is a country ruled by an idiosyncratic leader who seems to revel in his maverick status, and in his countries position as a buffer zone between the EU...
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Military service is compulsory in Belarus and many stay on beyond their compulsory term. Police are also a strong part of the state apparatus and working in the force Belorussians can achieve a higher salary than a teacher, doctor or nearly any other job available.
It is difficult to conceive of any significant change in Belarus as it is a country ruled by an idiosyncratic leader who seems to revel in his maverick status, and in his countries position as a buffer zone between the EU and Russia.
All Images July 2006
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