The Crackdown in Belarus
In Belarus, a populist government that long claimed the support of its people finds itself repressing a historic protest movement – and its demands for a more democratic politics.
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Nelly Bekus is the author of Struggle Over Identity – the Official and the Alternative 'Belarusianness', and a co-editor of Orthodoxy versus Post-Communism? - Belarus, Serbia, Ukraine and the Russkiy Mir. She teaches at the University of Exeter.
In Belarus, a populist government that long claimed the support of its people finds itself repressing a historic protest movement – and its demands for a more democratic politics.