Belarus is the last former-Soviet state to still call its security service the KGB.
That's my random Belarus fact
They're also the last dictatorship in Europe (although Turkey probably is one now), and have actively campaigned to re-start the Soviet Union with Russia (in fact the Belarus government still recognises the Soviet Union, so peoples of the Soviet Union can freely travel in and out even if people from Belarus can't do the same for the other countries).
But, all joking aside I'm sure Minsk is lovely at this time of year. One thing that I've realised from traveling is that governments can be cruel and evil but people are themselves really nice and hospitable. In places where they don't get very many foreign visitors they are usually hospitable and friendly to an extreme level.