Speaking Russian in Belarus

Hi everyone,

It is widely agreed that speaking Russian is essential for a successful integration in Belarus. Do you agree? Share your experience!

Do you speak Russian? If so, where did you learn this language? Where can one attend a language course in Belarus?

If not, how do you cope with daily activities? Is it easy to communicate in a different language with Belarusians?

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Priscilla

I am learning russian language under belarussian state university of physical culture .though it is one of the difficult languages ,I hope I will be enough worth to speak russian after completing course and now i can speak not bad

Russian is expected to be spoken by foreigners in Belarus. People will be (pleasantly) surprised if you speak Belarusian, which is the second state language. Disregard for Belarusian is forbidden, so if you don't know it, just speak Russian and you'll be fine.