I wouldn't choose any former soviet union country for a place of permanent residency. Many of them, including Belarus, use different alphabet and have their own local currencies. I'd describe most of those currencies as weak and not the best stores of value.
this thread is ridiculous. for 200,000 dollars i probably wouldn't move to a town 10 miles away i didn't like, let alone a 100% alien country that's also backwards and repressive.
there are some real cheapskates out there happy to ruin their life to save a little bit of money.