Pinsk — the Cultural Capital of Belarus?

In 2019 the city of Pinsk was declared the cultural capital of Belarus — a district centre of the Brest region with a population of 138 thousand people. How is the cultural heritage, the language and the distinctive traditions preserved; how do the streets and landmarks of the unofficial capital of Polissia look through the eyes of a woman from neighbouring Ukraine? How does a guest feel in one of the largest cities of the blue-eyed republic, and what is there of interest here for the tourist?

Pinsk. The railway station

The Pina — the blue artery of Pinsk

The Pina ... A small river of Belarus, one of the little blue arteries of which the mighty Dnipro is composed.

The Pina. Pinsk. Brest region. Belarus

Pinsk. The Pedestrian Street. 'Strolling Down Haz'

In 2018, a pedestrian zone opened in the historic centre of Pinsk. After reconstruction, Lenin Street — the town's most iconic and best-loved street — appeared in a modern guise, with renovated facades, paving slabs, flowerbeds and slender thujas.

Pinsk. Brest region, Belarus. Lenin Street