A new survey claims Belarusians are among the least emotional people on Earth. But judging from these moments captured over the years by photojournalists, statistics don't count for everything.
Belarus: The Capital Of Cold Hearts?
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War veterans cut loose during Belarus's Independence Day celebrations.
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A soldier slobbers through an endurance test while attempting to join Belarus's elite “Red Beret” unit.
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A pensioner sees the glass half full as he drifts through flooded Khlupin village. A newly released “Global Emotions” Gallup poll quizzed 154,000 people in 145 countries. The pollsters found fewer than four in 10 Belarusians recalled feeling positive or negative emotions the previous day.
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A young Belarusian on a tough day at kindergarten. The Gallup results placed Belarus onto the dubious podium of least emotional countries, alongside Azerbaijan and Yemen.