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Minsk needs to squeeze out its provincialism and regain the audacity and brilliance of a Great City 2929

"I've never eaten tastier potatoes anywhere." How a Belarusian found himself at the end of the world 1111

«I have never encountered such brutal treatment as in the Baranavichy pre-trial detention center.» Pensioner Alena Hnauk told how she was abused behind bars 77

“I am now a completely different person.” Writer Sviatlana Kurs on cancer and her philosophy of life 99

"They brought my wife and said they would torture her." A couple from Ukraine shared a horrific story of persecution in Belarus 77

"Filipenka's 'The Elephant' was bought more willingly in Belarusian than in Russian". Which books are currently topping the charts? Interview with the head of Gutenberg Publisher 77

Vytautas Landsbergis, or Who isn't afraid to become a leader in a pivotal time 2323

"Situation as in the occupied territories of Ukraine." Pavel Barkouski on the state of Belarusian culture 2020

«General Beda flew through the side window of the 'Chaika'». A little-known 1976 accident in which the second most important person in the BSSR and a combat pilot-general died55

“This is Slava E., he was very intelligent and decent.” The Sad Story of a Man Whose Body Was Found in a House Surrounded by Dogs in the Maladzyechna District 55

"The Housewife" Who Became President But Couldn't Change Nicaragua 11

Bialiatski: The majority of people do not support Lukashenka, I will say that unequivocally 5252

"I miss the thought that I am home, and my grandmothers. But not the country." Monologue of a 17-year-old girl 33

Minus $10 thousand. A Belarusian woman is paying off the debt of her 14-year-old son, who became a courier for fraudsters 44

"We are closer to Europe than you. And people have more weapons than the police." How Abkhazia lives under Russia's control 44

"Six months of waiting, minus $1,200—and no visa." How Belarusians are now applying for a Schengen visa.55

«When I get hit, I'm ready.» Nasta Rahatka on the sex scene in her book, pro-Russian relatives, Hajun, and Matolka5656

Lee Kuan Yew: How to Bring a Young Country to World Leadership with a Firm Hand in One Generation 2222

«They terrorized everyone.» Neighbors about the Lipsky family, who «planned the murder of more than 40 people»2828

Vladimir Korotkevich. How did he manage to remain un-Soviet and not sell out? He paid a high price. 3939

Belarus's main architectural award was received by a project involving the destruction of historical barracks in Hrodna. Who else was recognized? MANY PHOTOS 55

His assistant was a Stasi agent, and his policy was secretly supported by the KGB. What the history of Willy Brandt teaches us 22

"The first four years were great." A senior, now an Australian citizen, described how things were with IT and spiders.33

"They restored public order without giving in to demands for new elections." What Grokipedia writes about the protests, Lukashenko, language, and how the Grand Duchy of Lithuania divides its legacy1313

A teenager from Grodno was sent to school in Lithuania. He learned Lithuanian and now translates for the European Parliament. He also translated for the Tikhanovskys.3030

«After New Year, we might find ourselves on the street». We visited a shelter that provides a roof over the heads of political prisoners forced to leave Belarus 1212

Returned from Lithuania — and was arrested for donations. This biologist previously researched leukemias — his philosophy inspires 1111

"Stand your ground, each as much as they can!" A big interview with Natallia Dulina about GUBazik thugs, Kaliadnikova, and what's happening to whom in the penal colony 2323

"Globally, there's no difference between me, Paznyak, and Tsikhanouskaya." What dissident Viachaslau Siuchyk lives for today — a big interview 8686

«I washed shit from toilets, we were like the utterly ruined there». Blogger Vadim Vadimati Yarmashuk — about how he lived in the colony with 'low status' 4646

«We are one family.» BelAZ dealers linked to Lukashenko's sons earn as much as BelAZ itself3434

Angel of Death. The story of a Belarusian woman who informs the relatives of fallen Kalinouski fighters about their death 33

What do the awards for a new Belarus look like? PHOTOS 5858

They left us in 2023. Remembering Belarusians we lost this year 33