Like many Americans, I was awestruck by images of the historic Belarusian protests against President Alexander Lukashenko (“Europe’s last dictator”) that exploded after the country’s August elections. But reports of police brutality from Belarus—and the growing chorus of international academics and reporters warning that Americans could soon find themselves in a similar spot—added sinister, unsettling […]
Tag: Belarus
Posted inArts & Culture
Radio Culture presents the life of a Belarusian everyman
Maxim Dosko’s play makes its U.S. debut at TUTA Theatre.
Posted inFilm
Our guide to week three of the European Union Film Festival
Isabelle Huppert stars in My Worst Nightmare this week
Posted inBlogs
A Very Reader Christmas: Belarussian Christmas Traditions Circa 1978
Christmas in Belarus, as explained at the Museum of Science and Industry