What Do You Know About Belarus?

Belarus, originally uploaded by belichtungsrat.

My mom is turning 65 in a few weeks and she mentioned today how she would like to go back Babruysk, Belarus, where she is originally from and see the house that her family lived in, and where she was literally born.

I am in the process of trying to figure out how one goes about traveling in and around Belarus. There seems to be lots of visas and red tape involved.

If anyone has been there recently and has any tips, I am all ears.

Nazdrovia!