Tag: belarus
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The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus – The New York Times
The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus It started as an act of graffiti at a playground in Minsk. It turned into a remarkable campaign of defiance against an increasingly totalitarian regime. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/30/magazine/belarus-mural.html One day in the middle of September, the authorities returned to the mural. This time, Stepan and a few others stood in front of the booth, blocking their access. Stepan asked the…
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The Accidental Revolutionary Leading Belarus’s Uprising | The New Yorker
The Accidental Revolutionary Leading Belarus’s Uprising How Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya came to challenge her country’s dictatorship. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/12/13/the-accidental-revolutionary-leading-belaruss-uprising Lukashenka seems to have settled in for the long haul. With the possibility of open protests cut off, Tsikhanouskaya said that it was impossible to predict how long he could hold on: “It could last a…
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Interpreting America at the Minsk Book Fair | Literary Hub
Interpreting America at the Minsk Book Fair At the end of January this year, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko hosted US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Independence Palace, a glassy, corporate-looking building on Prospekte Pob… via Literary Hub: https://lithub.com/interpreting-america-at-the-minsk-book-fair/ It’s jarring that an industry ostensibly built on understanding the world’s complexity is so basic…
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Svetlana Alexievich Is Not Going Anywhere | The New Yorker
Svetlana Alexievich Is Not Going Anywhere The Nobel Prize winner seeks to represent the will of protesters in Belarus, despite intimidation by Alexander Lukashenka’s regime. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/svetlana-alexievich-is-not-going-anywhere-belarus The Coordinating Council, which Tsikhanouskaya originally selected from a pool of volunteers, has continued accepting applications. Alexievich told me that more than six and a…
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“We Were Locked Up in One Country and Released Into Another”: Horror and Hope as Protests in Belarus Continue | The New Yorker
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“We Were Locked Up in One Country and Released Into Another”: Horror and Hope as Protests in Belarus Continue The brutality of the state’s response not only failed to scare people into staying home but united them against Alexander Lukashenka’s regime. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/we-were-locked-up-in-one-country-and-released-into-another-horror-and-hope-as-protests-in-belarus-continue The following day was marked by absences. There was…
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After a Rigged Election, Belarus Crushes Protests Amid an Information Blackout | The New Yorker
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After a Rigged Election, Belarus Crushes Protests Amid an Information Blackout Alexander Lukashenka is claiming his sixth term, and his strongest opponent has fled the country. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/after-a-rigged-election-belarus-crushes-protests-amid-an-information-blackout The streets of Minsk and other Belarusian cities have been battlegrounds since Sunday evening, when authorities announced that eighty per cent of voters had…