"Forgive me, researchers, for everything." Fyodar Paulyuchenka responded to Uladzislau Chakhavich

National Library in the evening. Photo: travel4us.ru

Fyodar Paulyuchenka explains his approach:

"It was difficult not to draw parallels with activists who wrote political graffiti on walls in Minsk, while concerned residents accused them of vandalism. I resolved this complex moral dilemma for myself a long time ago — in a country where political opponents are killed, walls can suffer. That's what we discussed on air.

In general, I find the logic that repressions in Belarus occur because Kalesnikava proposed to "peck" and Tsikhanouskaya dared to run for president instead of her husband to be very alien. I also dislike the slogan "Don't anger grandpa."

When I was "kicked out" of postgraduate studies in the early 2000s because I worked for "Charter'97", colleagues from the department told me: "Well, you understand everything." And one even wrote a denunciation. I didn't understand it then, and I don't understand it now. By the way, that's how my career as a researcher ended.

Let me repeat this simple thesis once again, and I very much hope that educated, reasonable people will understand me: the catalog was disabled and the National Library website was shut down by Higin and company, not by the "Cyberpartisans."

If Chakhavich and Besarab [scientist-chemist Siarhei Besarab, who in the comments to Chakhavich's post called Fyodar Paulyuchenka's reflections "savagery" - Ed.] find it convenient to vent their resentment and anger on me or the "Cyberpartisans", I will understand, but do not degrade yourselves with twisted logic trying to blame me for your problems.

I am writing this block for those who read Chakhavich's post. Mr. Chakhavich lied.

• I did not use the word "researcher" to demean Belarusian speakers. The base text I had in front of me during the broadcast was written in Belarusian, and I couldn't immediately recall the Russian equivalent.
• The unified state register of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs, court schedules, court decisions on Pravo.by, and many other useful services are unavailable from abroad, but I have enough sense and conscience not to blame Ukraine and the "Cyberpartisans" for this. Many state websites closed after the start of the war due to attacks by Ukrainian hackers.
• I have great respect for people of science. Forgive me, researchers, for everything, if any of you took our reflections personally. I only dislike fools. Our impolite words were addressed specifically to them."

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