"Out of five options, three apartments were rented only to Belarusian citizens." Russians moved to Gomel after the AFU attack on Bryansk — what surprises them?
The Lebedev family — Darya and Valery — lived in Bryansk just a few weeks ago. They finally decided to move to Belarus after the missile attack by the AFU on March 10 — at that time, the military plant "Kremiy El" in Bryansk became the target of Ukrainian servicemen.
Darya and her husband Valery.
What surprises them in Belarus?
"In Belarus, they speak Russian. Everywhere. Everyone speaks Russian! Among the obvious advantages, books are sold in Russian," the Russian woman noted a positive point for herself. "And markets are very popular here — I just adore this aesthetic. People regularly go there for fresh vegetables, fruits, and pastries. The assortment there is larger than in chain stores. And what's important — Russian cards are accepted everywhere."
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The family is also happy that they can finally use all social networks without a VPN, eat delicious draniki (potato pancakes), and enjoy the fact that "nothing is happening, everything is calm, people are just enjoying themselves" (Belarusians have already countered the latter, giving them a lecture on dictatorship and political prisoners).
Among the disadvantages, Darya states the following in her TikTok:
"There are quite few apartments for rent here. When we arrived, we had five options, three of which were rented only to citizens of Belarus. It was quite a quest, to be honest. By the way, it's important to know that "Avito" (a popular Russian classifieds website) doesn't work here."
As a dog owner with two dogs, the girl was unpleasantly surprised by the attitude towards animals in Gomel.
"Most establishments here are not dog-friendly. But sometimes you manage to arrange to carry the dog in your arms."
The blogger also noted a difference in the assortment of medicines. But overall, for now, the Russians like everything.
"We put our lives into two boxes and left a place I considered my home. We left hastily for unplanned emigration. On the one hand, it's sad, but overall we like it."
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