Stories about Belarus from May, 2006
Belarus: The West's Awareness
Following Dick Cheney's recent speech in Vilnius, TOL's Belarus Blog writes that “the U.S. and Western Europe are becoming more and more aware of Belarusan situation.”
Belarus: Opposition's New Direction
In his weekly roundup of Belarusian politics, Tobias Ljungvall discusses the recent shift within the opposition: “Apparently, Lebedko sees a bigger role for himself, and is also proposing a more radical style of work than that which the thoughtful Milinkevich stands for. Milinkevich, on the other hand, is now equally...
Belarus: Intercepted Police Talk
br23 blog posts a sampling of what Minsk police talked about during the Chernobyl March opposition rally. The conversations were intercepted by a hacker and are available online in mp3 format, in Russian.
Belarus: Zubr Disbands
Andrei Khrapavitski and TOL's Belarus Blog write about the disbanding and future fate of Zubr, a Belarusian youth opposition group.
Belarus: Flashmob Inside a Police Bus
Leo Finkel of Maidan International reports on a flashmob protest against re-naming the streets of Minsk into Soviet names, which took place inside a police bus.
Belarus: “My Revolution”
Maidan International has posted translation of the notes on the protest in Minsk written by Yevgenia Kudyanova, a 21-year-old blogger activist: My Revolution.
Russia: Stories From a St. Petersburg Hospital
LJ user aneta-spb, a St. Petersburg journalist of Belarusian descent, is busy taking care of her 21-year-old son now, who is in the hospital with a broken spine. Below is the translation of some of aneta-spb‘s hospital notes (RUS) – taken in the city that, among other things, will be...
Belarus: Putin-Lukashenko Meeting
TOL's Belarus Blog reports on the absurdity of a recent meeting between presidents Putin and Lukashenko: “Putin advised Lukashenka, for example, to initiate broad dialogue and cooperation with all the political forces in the country. Lukashenka replied, no problem, almost all the population voted for me, including part of the...
Belarus: Wikipedia Edit Wars
br23 blog writes about edit wars constantly taking place at Wikipedia's Belarusian history pages: “This continuing butchering of the articles about Belarus by Russians on English Wikipedia also ruined my trust in the Wikipedia as a whole. Now, I have to confess, I don’t go to Wikipedia anymore to read...
