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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An elderly Belarusian hollers as he plunges into icy Lake Komsomolskoye. Starr, who has traveled to more than 90 countries, says she has found Belarusians “some of the most animated people I’ve ever met.”

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A woman weeps after leaving her sick dog, which she could no longer afford to take care of, at a shelter in Minsk.

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A sausage challenge at a bikers' convention in Minsk.

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Emotions definitely ticked upward during this brawl between ultranationalists and opposition supporters in Minsk.