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Belarus in the Time of Crisis
External and Internal Factors of Political Dynamics
Belarus in the Time of Crisis
External and Internal Factors of Political Dynamics
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Since the mid-1990s, the perspective on Belarus that Western authors have been guided by has been the promotion of democracy and the perceived necessity to fight the authoritarian regime. However, repeated failure in this area has called attention to the inadequacy of the research informing this approach. This book considers the fundamental issue of handling society pervaded by a schism or fundamental disunion in terms of values and geopolitical issues.
Belarus in the Time of Crisis considers the societal split between the pro-Russian and pro-Western Belarusians, the relationships between these two segments of society, and the Belarusian political regime to be the internal factors of political change in Belarus. In contrast, the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia's war in Ukraine, and the Western sanctions imposed on Belarus are the external factors. As a relatively small country squeezed between the two centers of power, Russia and the European Union, Belarus has always stood out for the exceptional role of external influences on all aspects of its existence.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. The Instability of Belarus: Sources and Prospects
Oleg Manaev
Chapter 2. West or East: A False Choice
Pavel Matsukevich
Chapter 3. The two dimensions of the political space in Belarus: The attitude to power and the interest in politics
Yury Drakakhrust
Chapter 4. Debating Vladimir Makei's Legacy
Grigory Ioffe
Chapter 5. From Civic to 'National': Re-Nationalizing Post-2020 Belarusian
Political Activism
Elena Gapova
Chapter 6. The Social Upheaval, War, and the Elite Migration Dynamics
Andrei Korobkov
Conclusion
Product details
| Published | Dec 11 2025 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781666955248 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 10 b/w photos |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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