How do Balts perceive Belarusians?

[LeBrok]

Poles of Lithuania are different to Poles of Poland. Russians and Poles of Lithuania are to the same schools and watching Russian TV. They vote for the same politicians.

I see, they both as minorities feeling endangered by Lithuanians, and stick together.

 

[arvistro]

I see, they both as minorities feeling endangered by Lithuanians, and stick together.

At least in Latvia they just make up a common minority that is called Russophones. Basically people of different ethnic background in Latvia during Soviet era learned/ used Russian as their means of communication in Latvia. After independence they would not watch Latvian TV or media due to it being largely of Latvian content, instead they would watch Russia's channels and form their opinions accordingly.

 

[Volat]

I see, they both as minorities feeling endangered by Lithuanians, and stick together.

It's the similar with Poles of Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine. Possibly with Poles of most western territories of present day Poland - the territories that were acquired by Poland from Germany after WWII settled by Poles of Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Latvia in late 40s and early 50s. Although Poles may correct me about the Poles' attitudes towards living in most western Polish territories. My impression they have more positive opinion about Russians .

 

[Volat]

Above some people ask for pictures of Belarusians. Here they are looking Slavic. They look north-eastern Slavic with a Belarusian touch.

Trainers (guys - one Caucasian, another one Russian) are not ethnic Belarusians on this picture.

 

[Volat]

It maybe unfair to southern Belarusians posting pictures of people of northern and north-western Belarus comparing them the Balts. Because Belarusians living next to Lithuanians and Latvians are having more Baltic ancestry. I'd post pictures of most southern Belarusians living near Ukrainian border, who are speaking dialects similar to Ukrainian.

Guys of football team Volna of a regional city Pinsk few kilometres away from Ukraine. They are a separate group known as Poleshuks. In Pinsk region – Pinchuks to be more precise.

 

[Volat]

For a comparison, northern Belarusians