Gomel: Then & Now >> Links
Updated June, 2003
Gomel-related links are first on the list, followed by Belarus-related URLs. Otherwise, this list is only
loosely categorized. If you are aware of resources that should be placed here, please let me know.
- Interactive Map of Gomel & its vicinity
- Map of Gomel - in Russian.
- Entry on Gomel in Columbia Encyclopedia
- Catalog of Resources on Gomel - listings of Gomel-related sites and their descriptions. (in Russian)
- Otkroi Gomel (Open Gomel) - official city site. Basic information on history, resources, transportation, businesses. Calendar of cultural events. (in Russian)
- Current Weather in Gomel
- Mailing Indexes of Gomel region
(in Russian)
- Gomel State University -
informative and up to date site
- School #27 Online - not much info so far, but the very fact that an (un)ordinary school in Gomel now has a website is promising! Also, see section on Gomel for history of many of the city's landmarks. There is also a zoom-in/zoom-out map available.
(in Russian)
- Gomel at Yahoo Groups - discussion list. (I was very enthusiastic about the prospect initially but have had to
unsubscribe from it after a few months as it turned out to be useless for me. You might have better luck.)
- Hotel "Tourist" - address, prices, and online reservations (!)
- Gomel Region in 1998-99 - bimonthly reports on economic, political, and cultural developments in Gomel and the region; by Anatoliy
Kas'ianenko. (in Russian)
- Jewish Community of Gomel - contact
info
- Gomel shtetl page at JewishGen - genealogy research simplified; the place to be connected with others in search of family roots in Gomel
- Holocaust in Gomel - learn about the fate of Gomel's Jews
- Gomel Orthodox Eparchy -
contact information, founding date, brief notes
- Gomel Volleyball Club - news, team info, photos, etc.
- JSC Gomel Cabel
- The 8th of March Factory
- French Diplomas granted to graduates of Gomel State U. - through an association with a university in Clermont-Ferrand, France, students of Skaryna University in Gomel can now study management and receive not only Belarusian but French diplomas, states this article.
- Fashion Designer Gala Moseevsky - a site by a
Gomel-based fashion designer. Collection sketches and photos included.
Belarus-related Links
- Virtual Guide to Belarus - information about Belarusian history, culture, politics, traditions and other aspects of life
- Interesting WWW Sites In & About Belarus - another collection of links; very thorough and well-organized
- Maps of Belarus - in all of its periods and incarnations
- Short English-Belarusian Dictionaries
- Belarusian Web-Servers
- Reviews of Belarus-related websites (PC World Belarus)
(in Russian)
- Radye Svaboda - the Belarusian affiliate of Radio Svoboda (Russian)/Radio Liberty. Listen to programs via RealAudio,read program transcripts, & more
- Belarusian Chronicle
- LAZA - an online contemporary Christian magazine in 3 languages - Belarusian, Russian, and English.
- Chernobyl Children's Project
- The Chernobyl Poems of Lubov' Sirota - brief information about the poetess and English translations of the poems
- Belarus Picture gallery from BELINFO - images of Minsk, Belarusian maps, pictures of nature
- Jewish Genealogy - THE site to visit and explore when doing genealogical research - see its Belarus section
- The History of Belarussian Jewry
- Brest - extensive information on
the city. (in English!)
- Mogilev - the town and the region. Lots of info here
- Vitebsk - history, links, message-board, created by a former Vitebsk resident, now in California
- Vitebsk 2000 - another site dedicated to the town of Vitebsk