Hanna Wałyniec

In the summer of 2020, Belarus was a popular topic everywhere. After the presidential election, thousands of people took part in massive protests that lasted for months. There was shelling, arrests, and even killings – which happened for the first time. Protesters were often referred to as pacifists because they tried to avoid violence. However, […]

Many were shocked when the Victory Day 75th anniversary parade took place as scheduled in early May, and thousands of troops marched in formation before closely packed crowds in Minsk. That was perhaps President Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s most marked thumbing of his nose at those calling for stricter restrictions against the spread of the coronavius. But […]

After the USSR collapsed, there was literally nothing in Belarus, but only in terms of material goods. In terms of knowledge, people from the Soviet system and universities were able to create an IT industry, which in 30 years became equal to agriculture regarding its share in GDP. And then, a new political crisis broke […]