In the West, Belarus is generally thought of as 'the last dictatorship in Europe.' However, this political stereotype neglects the roots of the country's identity_or identity crisis. In this fascinating study of unfinished nation-building in Belarus, Grigory Ioffe draws on his two dozen research tri[...]
Who is Mr Lukashenka? Do Belarusians support him out of fear and/or because they are blinkered, or there are other factors that help to explain his longevity as a national leader? The book seeks answers to these questions on the premise that Lukashenka's rule ought to be viewed in the context to wh[...]