I’d consider Minsk centre (центр), Uruchcha (Уручча, Уручье) and Lebyazhy (Лебяжы, Лебяжий) the good neighborhoods. While bad in my opinion are Shabany (Шабаны), Serabryanka (Серабранка, Серебрянка) and maybe Kurasoushchyna (Курасоушчына, Курасовщина). read more
Crowdsourced neighborhood map of Minsk to see where to live, navigate the tourist traps, discover the hipster and fashionable areas and see where the business and university districts are. read more