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Parliamentary campaigning period - digest of the 2016 parliament elections
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This report covers campaign developments that occur during the Belarusian parliamentary ‘campaigning period,’ which lasts from the end of candidate registration on August 11 until Election Day, September 11. It focuses on candidate campaigning, particularly TV appeals and ( Read more... ) -
The Heavy Price of Belarusian Agriculture
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Belarus is one of the world's top 10 butter producing countries.
However, such an achievement comes at a price - every year the agricultural sector in Belarus requires at least $750m on average in government subsidies. This is more than the Belarusian army, police force, health ( Read more... ) -
EU and Belarus: All politics to be gradual
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After the 2015 October presidential elections Belarus gears up for a parliamentary one on September 11 with little expectations of democratic improvement.
Albeit authoritarian, Belarus is both a functional state and society. The EU is learning to live with this reality due to ( Read more... ) -
Top 10 Belarus Civil Society in 2015
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In anticipation of the New Year, Belarus Digest publishes Pact's overview of some of the most notable Belarus’ civil society developments in 2015.
For the fourth straight year, Pact presents its version of the top 10 civic initiatives in order to acknowledge individuals and ( Read more... ) -
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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Belarus Digest team whishes its readers Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Best wishes for the year 2016!
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Lukashenka Teaches Depardieu, Presidential Elections and Harvesting Campaign - Belarus Video Digest
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"I have been to many countries, and Belarus reminds me of Switzerland. I could not imagine that there are such nice roads and houses.” - Gerard Depardieu told Aliaksandr Lukashenka during his visit to Belarus.
Pro-Lukashenka journalist abuses opposition Presidential wannabe on ( Read more... ) -
The Western Approach to Belarus
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While attending the annual convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) in New York last week, I served as discussant on a panel on Belarus.
A paper by Tatsiana Kulakevich, a PhD candidate at Rutgers University, focused on the possible impact of the ( Read more... ) -
Minsk Dialogue Conference, Lukashenka on Russian Imperialists, Day of Unity with Russia, No More Fre
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Minsk Dialogue conference attracted dozens of international experts to discuss issues of regional significance. Lukashenka assures a Western journalist that Belarus will never become a part of Russia despite some Russian imperialists pushing for it.
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Space and Identity in Modern Belarus: Assessing the "Minsk Phenomenon"
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“Minsk Phenomenon” was the title of a 2013 Russian-language translation of University of Giessen historian Thomas Boehn’s book, which addressed the dominance of the city of Minsk in the development of contemporary Belarus.
In many ways the Belarusian capital is a symbol of ( Read more... )