"'It's Belorussian.' 'Come again?' 'Belorussia. Belorussia. Bela Rus. White Ruthenia.' 'What's that when it's there?' Stanton asked. 'That is a land of milk and honey which has never been allowed to go its way,' Ruddy Kabel explained. 'A land of plains and forests and gentle hills. ... It's east of Poland. If you want to invade Russia, as has sometimes been tried, you'll have to go through Minsk. Minsk is the capital.'"