Belarus’ Creative Opposition

"Belarus is often called ‘Europe’s black hole’ and is best known for its dictator Alexander Lukashenko and the 1986 Chernobyl Disaster. Indeed, with its statues of Lenin, KGB, socialist realist buildings and collective farms, time seems to have stopped in Belarus, where the Soviet Union is still alive. But behind the country’s closed borders, an exciting and vibrant youth scene is alive and well, producing alternative culture underground in dorms, music clubs, informal groups, artistic communities and cyberspace."

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3. August 2010 in Politik und Gesellschaft, Kultur

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