"Is It Customary For Them To Do Their Own Repairs?"

• 18.08.2026, 17:56

The Russians' announcement about renting housing came as a shock to Belarusians.

A resident of the “Minsk-Mir” complex found an unusual apartment rental ad kovalchuk_yana14.

“Well, Belarusians, we’ve really hit rock bottom in the rental market,” she writes. “I found this listing in the ‘Minsk-Mir’ apartment rental group. I removed the address and contact information.” A young woman is offering to let you renovate her unfurnished apartment, pay the rent, and somehow live and work there—she even specified deadlines for finishing the renovations and “discounted” rent amounts.
What’s going on? Why did she post this, and why am I the one feeling embarrassed? And the icing on the cake—the owner is from Russia. Is it customary for them to do their own renovations?”

The rent listed in the ad is 1,500 Belarusian rubles per month.