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Brest Hero-Fortress

Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.

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Museum of Confiscated Art

A small museum in this border city displays the contraband art that has been stolen back from smugglers.

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Hrodna, Belarus

Museum of Malformations of the Human Body

This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.

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Cat Museum

This Minsk museum has cat coffee, cat chess, cat art, and even a cat "staff," which visitors are free to take home.

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Smaliavicki rajon, Belarus

Mound of Glory

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.

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National Library of Belarus

Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.

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Minski rajon, Belarus

The Stalin Line

Remains of the old fortification along the Western border of the USSR, now an elaborate defense museum.

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Lee Harvey Oswald's Apartment in Minsk

The apartment building where JFK's assassin lived after defecting to the Soviet Union.

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Kartoshka

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Kartoshka

Soviet cafeterias whipped up this chocolate “potato” to use leftovers.

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Kvass

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Kvass

You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.

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Sgushyonka

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Sgushyonka

This gooey, sweet treat was a Soviet staple.

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Kholodets

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Kholodets

Savory meat jelly with a dollop of spicy mustard is a customary New Year's dish in Russia.

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