Belarusian culture
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Belarusians’ struggle to save their language despite discrimination
Why are Belarusian speakers faced with daily discrimination in their home country, ranging from verbal abuse to arrests? Can Belarusian be saved in spite of systemic discrimination? The new film…
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Belarusian business association holds large Christmas event
Belarusians abroad met in Warsaw for a large Christmas event, at which the Association of Belarusian Business Abroad held a charity auction to support the children of political prisoners.
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Nina Bahinskaya, an icon of the Belarusian protest movement
Nina Bahinskaya is a prominent figure in the Belarusian pro-democracy movement. In this short film, she speaks about her principles, motivation, background and the future of Belarus.
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“The Night of the Executed Poets”: commemorative events across the globe
On the night of 29-30 October 1937, Stalin's executioners shot 108 Belarusian poets, novelists, translators, critics, state figures, and scientists. This ruthless purge, aimed at eliminating Belarusian who were declared…
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MINSK X MINGA: Belarusian cultural festival in Munich enters its second year
The Minsk x Minga festival will take place for the second time on September 8-10, 2023. Its program includes concerts, plays, readings, and workshops at exciting locations in Munich.
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Poems from Prison – new project to support repressed people in Belarus
The People's Embassy of Belarus in Brazil in collaboration with the Freedom Postcards initiative launched the Poems from Prison website. It collects poems written by political prisoners in Belarus, their…
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Articles
Who speaks Belarusian? It depends on who you ask
The International Mother Language Day, celebrated annually on February 21, invites us to reflect on the languages we speak, but also those we don’t speak, and, most importantly, why this…
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39 events took place worldwide to commemorate executed poets
The Belarusian diaspora held events in 20 countries to pay tribute to Belarusian poets, novelists, translators, and critics who were executed during Stalinist repressions in 1937.
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Svetlana Alexievich’s works inspire Hollywood, while in Belarus they are checked for “extremism”
The Unwomanly Face of War, a book by Belarusian writer and Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich, will be adapted into a TV series. The production is to take place in Hollywood.…
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Are Russians, Belarusians, and Ukrainians “one people”?
Belarusian journalist, historian and writer Siarhei Ablameika has published an open letter to Boris Akunin, a well-known historical fiction author, in response to his statement that Russians, Belarusians, and Ukrainians…