“When I Was Trying To Rent An Apartment In Molodechno, Someone Asked Me, ‘Whose Crimea Is It?’”

• 8.06.2026, 16:13

This question surprised the Russian citizen.

A Russian citizen who moved to Belarus shared this story in an interview with the "Redaktsiya" project, noting "Solidarnast".

When asked whether he had encountered any other attitude toward him from Belarusians, Stanislav said:

— I was trying to rent an apartment in Molodechno. In one of the apartments I was looking at, they asked me whose Crimea it was.

And then I replied: ‘Do you want to rent me an apartment or put me in jail?’

First of all, the answers vary here.

Secondly, why ask such a question at all?

— Well, it’s surprising that such a question is asked in Belarus, I think,” said Ilya Egorov, a journalist for “Redaktsiya” . — If you were somewhere in Georgia, I’d understand…

— No, — disagreed Stanislav, a Russian. — It’s a perfectly normal question, because many Belarusians have relatives in Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, and just about everywhere else. — I think about 30–40 percent have relatives abroad somewhere.

The man suggested that they were still holding a grudge at that moment.

— Well, why should I judge them if they have some lingering resentment? That’s their own internal matter, — he said.