Ourselves – Alone
‘Why are Belarusians allowing Russian rockets to be fired at Ukraine from their territory?’ asked a British friend. ‘If Belarusians don’t want Russians on their
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‘Why are Belarusians allowing Russian rockets to be fired at Ukraine from their territory?’ asked a British friend. ‘If Belarusians don’t want Russians on their
In August 1980, in the Lenin Shipyards in Gdansk, Poland, 17,000 striking workers shook the authority of the Polish Communist party. The strikers convinced the
Belarusian is one of the two official languages of Belarus, but it is classed as an endangered language. That’s because the other language is Russian
When Lukashenko’s came to power in 1994, he announced a referendum which took place a year later. In it, amongst other things, there was the
One of the most significant milestones in the forging of Belarus’ national identity, the Slutsk Uprising, began on 27th November 1920 when the Belarusian insurgents
Having marked essays in a number of countries and written by people from many nationalities, it is interesting to note the relationship between essay construction,
I pass the fence every day and things keep changing. In the morning, the fence is covered with white-red-white ribbons. The next day the ribbons
As the Protests in Belarus disappear from the world’s media and the conflict itself sets in to an oft violent stalemate, both sides are squaring
It’s a tough one for President Putin. On the one hand there’s a certain schadenfreude in seeing a person he intensively dislikes being in such
Ihar has a passion for Belarusian history. He has written 28 books and numerous articles. He has been interviewed by Belarusian and foreign media, though
The Emperor’s New Clothes A Fairy Story The Emperor ordered yet more new clothes from his courtiers and this was announced in the press. The