Belarus
Author | : IA. Zaprudnik |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Belarus |
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Author | : IA. Zaprudnik |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Belarus |
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Author | : Jan Zaprudnik |
Publisher | : Westview Press |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1993-08-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780813317946 |
Belarus—sometimes called “the Western Gate of the Soviet Union”—has been placed by history between powerful states to the east and west. Soldiers of Muscovy and Poland, of Napoleon and Hitler, and of Alexander I and Stalin have all left their mark. Its territory has been laid claim to by both the Russians and the Poles, and religious and political echoes of their challenges continue to be heard. In this timely volume, Jan Zaprudnik—himself a native Belarusan—paints a vivid picture of the complex past of Belarus (formerly known as Belorussia), paving the way for his analysis of the challenges facing the newly independent republic.In recent years Belarus has been less visible to the world than the Baltic republics to the north or Ukraine to the south, yet this multiethnic republic has undergone a significant demographic, social, cultural, and political evolution since 1956. A proclamation of state sovereignty in July 1990 combined with the accelerated fragmentation of the Soviet Union to push Belarus along the uncertain road to independence—a process that culminated with a declaration of full independence in August 1991.Although perestroika contributed to a dramatic rise in national consciousness among the people of Belarus, the new nation-state is notable for in its quest for interethnic coexistence and for peaceful solutions to the problems brought about by independence.
Author | : Sherman W. Garnett |
Publisher | : Carnegie Endowment Series |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Political Science |
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Belarus is located on the borders of Russia, Lithuania, Poland and the Ukraine - a position which, in combination with the ambitions of its president, points to its importance as a major geopolitical player. These essays focus on Belarus's place in the evolving European security environment.
Author | : Jan Zaprudnik |
Publisher | : Westview Press |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 1993-08-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The author examines Belarus' complex past and analyzes the challenges facing the republic in the wake of a disintegrating Soviet Union.
Author | : Hugh W. Olds |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Belarus |
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Author | : United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 86 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Political Science |
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Author | : James A. Millward |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780231139243 |
Presents a comprehensive study of the central Asian region of Xinjiang's history and people from antiquity to the present. Discusses Xinjiang's rich environmental, cultural and ethno-political heritage.
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Release | : 2001* |
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Author | : Nelly Bekus |
Publisher | : Central European University Press |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2010-01-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9639776688 |
Rejecting the cliché about “weak identity and underdeveloped nationalism,” Bekus argues for the co-existence of two parallel concepts of Belarusianness—the official and the alternative one—which mirrors the current state of the Belarusian people more accurately and allows for a different interpretation of the interconnection between the democratization and nationalization of Belarusian society. The book describes how the ethno-symbolic nation of the Belarusian nationalists, based on the cultural capital of the Golden Age of the Belarusian past (17th century) competes with the “nation” institutionalized and reified by the numerous civic rituals and social practices under the auspices of the actual Belarusian state. Comparing the two concepts not only provides understanding of the logic that dominates Belarusian society’s self-description models, but also enables us to evaluate the chances of alternative Belarusianness to win this unequal struggle over identity.
Author | : Margarita Mercedes Balmaceda |
Publisher | : Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute |
Total Pages | : 508 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
To discuss developments in Belarus, an international group of scholars and policymakers gathered at Harvard University in 1999. The broad spectrum of issues covered is examined in this volume, providing an understanding of Belarus today and its prospects for the future.