Belarusian history
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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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“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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Ivonka Survilla re-elected Chairperson of the Council of the Belarusian Democratic Republic
The XXXI session of the Council of the Belarusian Democratic Republic (Rada BNR, in Belarusian) was held in Prague, Czechia, where Ivonka Survilla was re-elected Chairperson of the Rada BNR…
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March 25 – Freedom Day (not) celebrated in Belarus
Commemorated for over a century, Freedom Day (Дзень Волі – Dzien Voli in Belarusian) is virtually banned in Belarus. Why does this symbolic date bother the Lukashenko regime so much…
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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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Criminal case opened for making a documentary
A criminal case has been launched against Volha Shved, a director of the documentary about Kastus Kalinouski. According to security forces, Shved incites hatred on national grounds by having made…
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “For the regime, sovereignty was never a celebration or a value”
Democratic Belarus' leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya recorded an address to Belarusian people on Belarus' unofficial Independence Day and spoke about the priorities of the United Transitional Cabinet.
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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…
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Memorial event Night of Executed Poets took place in dozens of cities around world
Belarusians held memorial actions in 38 cities around the world on the anniversary of the mass executions of Belarusian intelligentsia in 1937.