Belarus in the twenty-first century:

"This book presents a comprehensive overview of current developments in Belarus. It explores how there has been an upswelling of popular support for the idea that Belarus must change. It highlights how the old regime, aiming to retain the Soviet legacy, reluctant to reform, presiding over worse...

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Other Authors: Korosteleva, Elena 1972- (Editor), Petrova, Irina (Editor), Kudlenko, Anastasiia (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York Routledge 2023
Series:Routledge series on Russian and East European studies
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Summary:"This book presents a comprehensive overview of current developments in Belarus. It explores how there has been an upswelling of popular support for the idea that Belarus must change. It highlights how the old regime, aiming to retain the Soviet legacy, reluctant to reform, presiding over worsening economic conditions and refusing to take measures to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, has been confronted by increasing bottom-up social mobilisation which demands a transformation of state-society relations and a new sense of Belarusian peoplehood. The book outlines how the current situation has developed, considers how the present demands for change are deep seated and long brewing trends, and reveals much detail about many aspects of the growing societal mobilisation. Overall, the book demonstrates that, although the old regime remains in power, Belarusian society has changed fundamentally, thereby bringing great hope that change will eventually come about"--
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 212 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9781003311454
DOI:10.4324/9781003311454

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