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Maryna Rakhlei is a journalist with Belarusian information company Belapan – the country’s oldest independent news outlet. She has reported on Belarus-EU relations since 2004. She fits in a suitcase and travels a lot.

  1. #1 by Mark Forbes on August 24, 2011 - 7:56 am

    probably a “shot in the dark”. My wife is Belarusian, born in Minsk. We are travelling to Minsk to visit her mother and close family on 28 Aug. Will be there for 5 days. My poor wife is married to a Scotsman who is desperate to watch the Scotland vs Czech football match. Its played on Saturday 3rd Sept (15;00 hrs scottish time). just wandering if there would be any “sports” bar or similar that might be showing live coverage of the game? Thanks in advance

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  2. #2 by Maryna Rakhlei on August 30, 2011 - 1:11 am

    Dear Mark,
    I am not sure there will be bars to satisfy your interest.
    Nonetheless, there are some places in Minsk known as sports bars that you could check. Just call:
    Bar 5-0 at 10 Olshevskovo St (029) 6 500 108 gsm
    Rain-Bow Sports Bar at 3a Pervomayskaya 8 (029) 550-84-87 gsm
    Pizza-Foot at 126 Independence St (029) 3 838 838 gsm
    Sports Bar in Rubin Plaza at 5 Dzerzhinskogo Prospekt +375 (17) 328 1964
    DaClub at 22 Brovki St (29) 595-78-22 gsm
    LivePub 34 Komsomolskaya St (029) 170-57-7 gsm
    U fontana at 4 Amuratorskaya St+375 (17) 203 14 74, 203 14 00
    Akvaruim at 14 Kulman St (029) 151-25-12 gsm
    Inter-Pub at 50 Surganova St (044) 791 93 91 gsm
    Pub Club Mixx at 12 Krasnaya St (029) 699 44 44 gsm
    BarBoss at 71 Belskogo St (029) 602-02-11 gsm
    Apple Sport at 32 Karastoyanovoy St +375 (17) 290 13 36

    Another way could be to call information services like 185 or 109. Or talk to the guys who your wife knows.
    Hope you will enjoy Minsk :)

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