Foreigners often confuse republics of the former Soviet Union. Westerns typically call all ladies from the ex-USSR “Russian”. However, it’s over 25 years since the Soviet Union collapsed and its 15 republics became independent countries. For the last quarter of a century, the former republics acquired distinct features and differences, along with historical variations. Let’s discuss what makes Belarus women different from ladies living in Russia.
10 differences between women from Belarus and Russia
People in Belarus mostly speak Russian, which is the second official language of the country, along with Belarusian.
Some people with little knowledge even think that Belarus is a “made up” country. In fact, Belarusian nation has always been distinct. But until recently, they were called “Litvines”. (Don’t confuse with Latvians or Lithuanians, although these people are ethnically close to modern Litvines.)
So, there are some specifics to ethnical as well as cultural identity of Belarusian ladies.
1. Belarus women are tall.
Most ladies from Minsk are quite tall and keep a straight posture. Russia is a much larger country, which includes 86 various subjects, including some national republics that are larger than France. As such, Russians often have mixed heritage with some portion of Asian genotype. On average, Russian women are not as tall.
2. Belarusian women have blue eyes, round faces, plump lips, and snub noses.
The typical Minsk or Gomel lady has light hair (blonde or light brown), blue eyes, and a round face with plump lips and a snub nose. Typically, faces are quite large. There are also some women who have dark hair and larger noses, especially in villages. Ladies from Russia have mostly darker hair, often green or brown eyes, and a great variety of facial features. The look of Belarus women is seen as typical Slavic appearance.
3. Belarus girls are kinder.
Talking about cultural characteristics, Belarus people are seen as more laid back and easygoing. They have a kind expression of the face. Russians are more driven and assertive.
4. Belarusians are obedient.
Belarusians rarely talk politics or participate in protests. They simply obey the rules and keep going. Citizens of Russia love to talk politics and have an opinion on every subject.
5. Belarusians are hardworking.
People in Minsk and other cities keep their homes tidy, do repairs and renovations often. They usually have a country home, where they grow vegetables and berries, and they enjoy working on the land. Russians prefer to work as little as possible: It’s considered smart to work a little and be paid a lot.
6. Belarusians are honest.
There is much less corruption and more order in the country. People are generally straightforward and honest. In Russia, there is a lot of corruption and scams, so people tend to be less trusting.
7. Belarusians are more tolerant.
There is no negative attitude towards any nationality or group. Russia is known by its laws against promotion of homosexuality and people tend to have strong opinions about nationalities, where Russians are always better than any other ethnos.
8. Belarusians are calm.
The easygoing attitude expresses also as more calm and peaceful. Right now Minsk is the place where Russian and Ukrainian leaders come to negotiate their differences and political solutions. The Minsk-based government is friends with both Russia and Ukraine, which are in a fight. In daily life, people are not showing as strong emotions and convictions as Russians.
9. Belarusians are down-to-earth.
If you talk about women from Russia and Belarus, they are like people from a big city and small town. Belarus girls are simple. If you love small town mentality, you would find common language with them easily.
10. You don’t need a visa to visit Belarus.
Citizens of 80 countries are now able to visit Minsk without the need to apply for a visa. To visit Russia, as a foreigner, you still need a tourist visa, which makes it slightly more complicated.
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Yes, Belarusian girls differ from Russian girls. But only in appearance. So, every girl is pretty in her way, every girl of any ethnicity is beautiful!!!
I’d like to say both Russian and Belarus women are beautiful and nice. To my thinking Slavic woman are the prettiest human beings in the world.
Foreigners even now, in our century of modern technologies believe that Ukraine, Russia, Belarus is one country somewhere in the hellish cold, with bears, balalaika and vodka. No doubt, Belarusian girls are different from Russian women. I agree in part about the fact that Belarusian girls are kinder.
It bothers me that many foreigners can’t distinguish between the Ukrainian, Belarusian and Russian girls. Clearly, we are all Slavs, but the difference in appearance, behavior and personality is huge. I agree with almost everything written here, yet Russia is an enormous country, and if you exclude girls from Moscow, St. Petersburg and other big cities, some traits (calmness, obedience) may well be similar, although Belarusian women are indeed kinder and more tolerant in general.
I’m from Belarus, and it seems to me that our girls are not much different from Russians. Perhaps there are differences in appearance, but it is not easy to identify them at once. As to the character, I agree, the Belarusians are more kind, tolerant and modest, compared with Russians.
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So, are Belarusians just plain better? Surely that mostly depends on the person and not on their nationality.
Having met several Belarusians, I’d say they are nice people but not really any different from Russians. Except maybe for the looks.
Eugene,
People living abroad adapt to the culture where they live. Belarus girls and women who live in Minsk or Grodno are different from the ones living in Moscow or Kiev.
Ive been lucky enough to date Polish, Belarussian, Russian and ukrainian women the difference is huge…. ukrainian are the best looking women in the world…Russian the most inteligent women in the world… Belarusian the hardest working and many blondes!!! Polish tend to be the best mothers and i found tend to mother me If i date one… No matter What country If You date a slavic woman dating a english woman after is very unapealing indeed
Interesting observations, David!
Interesting !.. haven’t dated but that many a variety but i do agree that you wont date an english girl after that !!
I have traveled in Belarus and really liked the country and the friendly people. I hired a taxi to travel from Minsk to Gomel and then back by a different route. I really enjoyed the countryside, everything was quite clean and organized. To be honest, I did not noticed any difference between the women in any of the three countries. Not being able to speak Russian, never seemed to be a problem! Never did I feel unsafe in these countries while traveling. On my first night in St. Petersburg I walked a long way down Newsky Prospekt to watch the… Read more »
On my way
For Anna and Elena!
About Europe/ countries.
This is a nice example of western “education” (when I was in England called all schools holiday camps, there are no knowledge-based education at all):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoF_cRSBSs4
And this is the USA:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waGRVYBHxXo
Not sure I agree with the mixed heritage as the “pure” Russians are Slavic so they are also tall, blonde, and blue eyed. The further north you go (St. Petersburg), the more apparent it becomes. Women from the south, like Krasnodar and Sochi, tend to have black hair (more sun, more likely to have Caucasian roots, etc.). The difference is purely in behavior and attitude NOT ethnicity. All three East Slavic peoples look the same.
Hope that helps. 🙂