Here we go again! After dealing with Da Vinci Code by banning it from local movie theaters, Belarusian authorities found another victim-V for Vendetta. Perhaps, they took comics seriously or maybe it is paranoia responsible for it. In either case, V for Vendetta won’t be shown in Belarus, period. Apparently, an uncompromising vision of the [...]

O’k, finally we arrived to the point where Belarusian authorities consider to “take care of internet”. Or shall I say, to regulate it one step at the time?
Charter97 reports:

Law “On Press and Other Mass Media” would not be replaced by some new law, it is supposed that it would be improved article by article, the [...]

I won’t be really wrong if I say that it takes a lot to make a history class a truly remembered one. In most cases, it depends on a subject, professor and his teaching style. In my case, I had one very good professor at NYU who taught “Contemporary World” class. The professor never had [...]

Lukashenka’s regime might have halted publication of Nasha Niva, (see Nasha Niva post), but it could not stop people from organizing another flash-mob in support of this newspaper. The Radio Liberty reports that about three hundred people, took part in a symbolical march that started on the October square and finished around the Victory Square [...]

The ruins decay - the vultures fly away
No longer flocking round the gore.
But painful and unhealing stay
The ever-gnawing wounds of war.
Michaś Vasilok
The cold autumn wind sweeps over the ground driving the withered leaves under the zavalinkas* and sways the wet branches in the small garden. It prances mischievously from round the corners into the [...]

New wave of arrests came down on Belarusian opposition in the past few days. And by saying a “wave” I really mean it because literally all opposition leaders found themselves behind the bars under similar circumstances. It seems that Lukashenka’s regime decided not to waste any time and get down to their dirty business of [...]

Belarus has marked the 20th anniversary of Chernobyl catastrophe. 10,000 thousands of Belarusians took to the streets of Minsk for a traditional Charnobylski Shlyakh (The Path of Chernobyl). This year the rally was held under the motto “Freedom. Truth. Justice”. The Belarusians protested not only against the official policy of hushing up the aftermaths of [...]

The few days ago, I was “chilling” in the New York Research Library browsing through archives of “Nasha Niva”, the first Belarusian newspaper with illustrations. I was about to write an article about history of this newspaper since it is a truly unique periodical that featured new ideas and new writers - young, [...]

The photo chronicles of “Belarusian fight for freedom” are widely available on Internet. By looking at those images, a viewer can see a full story behind “The Denim Revolution”. It sort of unveils in front of his eyes in full colors and details, giving a viewer a chance to get an extra sense of what [...]