Dark Days in Belarus: Surviving the Soviet Hangover in the former USSR's last dictatorship.

In an essay the author describes his trip to Belarus, where Alexander Lukashenko, the man often called Europe's last dictator, continues to hold onto power despite protests from political activists. Lukashenko has served as president of the country since 1994, just three years after Belarus attained...

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Publicado en:Virginia Quarterly Review Vol. 87; no. 4; pp. 70 - 94
Autor principal: Motlagh, Jason
Formato: Nonfiction Work
Publicado: Virginia Quarterly Review Fall2011
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