“Voices from Chernobyl” by Svetlana Alexievich, Belarus's Nobel laureate, fed HBO's “Chernobyl” series.
The Białowieża forest, shared with Poland, is one of Europe's last primeval forests — and the refuge of the European bison.
Check official entry and travel guidance before you go. An eSIM helps: Yandex Go in Minsk, Russian translation and offline maps to Brest and the forest.