Belarusian politics

I am always a bit confused when people ask me about my country. It's not because I don't like it, it just because everytime I have to analise what people are interested in and what should I tell them. With my attitude towards life I prefer to see the bright side, although I am not living in a perfect world, so I have to admit certain things which I don't like or even hate. Should I tell people about our mentality, should I tell them about Chernobyl, should I tell about our troubles? Or I sould just tell about Golden Age of Belarusian history in the 16th century? How can I explain in few sentences the whole drama of my nation? The only thing I am respocible and I have to do is to behave as I want anyone from my country to act.