Would you like to see yourself with the eyes of another person? You must have asked yourself this question. Would you like to see Belarus with the eyes of a foreigner? There is a real opportunity for it. Belarus: A Tangle of Invisible Paradoxes makes it possible to see how Belarus looks like in the eyes of neighbors without self-adoration or self-loathing. Mariusz Maszkiewicz has had links with Belarus for many years. While on business or doing his job as ambassador in Minsk he tried to solve the mystery of Belarus. Belarus is a country with a European past and post-Soviet present. By exposing various aspects and dimensions of Belarus (starting from geography to politics and culture), the author is searching for answers to the question as to why the Belarusians have chosen a path different from their neighbors, a path to the future through the past. The book may be interesting to readers as an excellent research work. It can stir up interest in Belarus. (Z.K.)