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{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Belarus|native_name=Рэспубліка Беларусь|image_flag=Flag of Belarus.png|leader_title1=President|leader_name1=Aleksandr Lukashenko|leader_title2=Prime Minister|leader_name2=Roman Golovchenko|area_km2=207,600|population_estimate=9,349,600|population_estimate_year=2021|capital=Minsk|largest_city=Minsk|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]] with [[Socialist]] characteristics|currency=Belarusian rouble|currency_code=BYN|official_languages=Belarusian and Russian}}
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'''Belarus''', officially the '''Republic of Belarus''', is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. In the aftermath of the [[October Revolution|Russian Revolution in 1917]], different states arose competing for legitimacy, ultimately ending in the rise of the [[Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic|Byelorussian SSR]], which became a founding constituent republic of the [[Soviet Union]] in 1922.  
'''Belarus''', officially the '''Republic of Belarus''', is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. In the aftermath of the [[October Revolution|Russian Revolution in 1917]], different states arose competing for legitimacy, ultimately ending in the rise of the [[Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1920–1991)|Byelorussian SSR]], which became a founding constituent republic of the [[Soviet Union]] in 1922.  


After the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]], Belarus declared independence and sought to maintain its state-owned economy under president [[Alexander Lukashenko]]. Belarus is relentlessly harassed by the imperialist West for refusal to privatize their state assets and embrace the [[Neoliberalism|neoliberal]] world order.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Alan Macleod]]|date=2021-10-12|title=US Writes Belarus into Its Familiar Regime-Change Script|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/us-writes-belarus-familiar-regime-change-script/278700/|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref>  
After the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]], Belarus declared independence and sought to maintain its state-owned economy under president [[Alexander Lukashenko]]. Belarus is relentlessly harassed by the imperialist West for refusal to privatize their state assets and embrace the [[Neoliberalism|neoliberal]] world order.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Alan Macleod]]|date=2021-10-12|title=US Writes Belarus into Its Familiar Regime-Change Script|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/us-writes-belarus-familiar-regime-change-script/278700/|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref>  
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Blue: Belarus ]]
Blue: Belarus ]]
Following the 2020 presidential election where president Lukashenko was re-elected, Western Imperialist observers and their lapdogs criticized the results of the election, while promoting the anti-Lukashenko protestors in what appeared to be a US NGO-supported [[colour revolution]].<ref>Dissident Voice (2020) [https://dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/belarus-a-color-revolution-of-a-different-shade/ Belarus:  A Color Revolution of a Different Shade?]</ref><ref>The Moscow Times (2020) [https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/08/06/a-color-revolution-in-belarus-not-yet-a71065 A Color Revolution in Belarus? Not Yet.]</ref><ref>Greanville Post (2020) [https://www.greanvillepost.com/2020/08/15/¶-belarus-this-color-revolution-is-already-dead-the-union-state-has-killed-it/ Belarus – This Color Revolution Is Already Dead. The Union State Has Killed It.]</ref>
Following the 2020 presidential election where president Lukashenko was re-elected, Western Imperialist observers and their lapdogs criticized the results of the election, while promoting the anti-Lukashenko protestors in what appeared to be a [[United States of America|US]] NGO-supported [[colour revolution]].<ref>Dissident Voice (2020) [https://dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/belarus-a-color-revolution-of-a-different-shade/ Belarus:  A Color Revolution of a Different Shade?]</ref><ref>The Moscow Times (2020) [https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/08/06/a-color-revolution-in-belarus-not-yet-a71065 A Color Revolution in Belarus? Not Yet.]</ref><ref>Greanville Post (2020) [https://www.greanvillepost.com/2020/08/15/¶-belarus-this-color-revolution-is-already-dead-the-union-state-has-killed-it/ Belarus – This Color Revolution Is Already Dead. The Union State Has Killed It.]</ref> The protestors were armed with Molotov cocktails.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|author=Nadezhda Sablina|newspaper=[[Red Patriot]]|title=The Struggle for Belarusian Sovereignty: Interview with Belarusian Anti-Imperialist|date=2022-07-19|url=https://redpat.org/2022/07/the-struggle-for-belarusian-sovereignty-interview-with-belarusian-anti-imperialist/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719223632/https://redpat.org/2022/07/the-struggle-for-belarusian-sovereignty-interview-with-belarusian-anti-imperialist/|archive-date=2022-07-19|retrieved=2022-08-31}}</ref>


=== Arrest of terrorist Roman Protasevich ===
=== Arrest of terrorist Roman Protasevich ===
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The incident triggered a wave of denunciations by Western governments, and aggressive sanctions on Belarus, since the US uses these neo-Nazi groups to advance their imperialist aims.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{News citation|journalist=Shane Quinn|date=2019-04-19|title=US and NATO's Ongoing Support for Neo-Nazis in Ukraine|url=https://popularresistance.org/us-and-natos-ongoing-support-for-neo-nazis-in-ukraine/|newspaper=[[Popular Resistance]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref>
The incident triggered a wave of denunciations by Western governments, and aggressive sanctions on Belarus, since the US uses these neo-Nazi groups to advance their imperialist aims.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{News citation|journalist=Shane Quinn|date=2019-04-19|title=US and NATO's Ongoing Support for Neo-Nazis in Ukraine|url=https://popularresistance.org/us-and-natos-ongoing-support-for-neo-nazis-in-ukraine/|newspaper=[[Popular Resistance]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref>
== Politics ==
The liberal Belarusian opposition is led by the [[Belarusian Popular Front]] and the [[United Civil Party]].<ref name=":1" />


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 13:09, 31 August 2022

Republic of Belarus
Рэспубліка Беларусь
Flag of Republic of Belarus
Flag
Location of Republic of Belarus
Capital
and largest city
Minsk
Official languagesBelarusian and Russian
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism with Socialist characteristics
Leaders
• President
Aleksandr Lukashenko
• Prime Minister
Roman Golovchenko
Area
• Total
207,600 km²
Population
• 2021 estimate
9,349,600
CurrencyBelarusian rouble (BYN)


Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. In the aftermath of the Russian Revolution in 1917, different states arose competing for legitimacy, ultimately ending in the rise of the Byelorussian SSR, which became a founding constituent republic of the Soviet Union in 1922.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Belarus declared independence and sought to maintain its state-owned economy under president Alexander Lukashenko. Belarus is relentlessly harassed by the imperialist West for refusal to privatize their state assets and embrace the neoliberal world order.[1]

History

Independence

In 1991, Soviet Union held a referendum on its preservation and 83% of Belarus's population voted to remain in the USSR.[2]

Stanislav Shushkevich, chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Belarus, signed the Belavezha Accords in December 1991 along with Leonid Kravchuk from Ukraine and Boris Yeltsin from Russia. This led to the illegal dissolution of the Soviet Union.[3]

2020 Election & Colour Revolution Attempt

Imperialist Western countries criticized the election, while the socialist and anti-imperialist world congratulated the elected president
Green: Congratulatory remarks to Lukashenko Red: Expressions of concern Blue: Belarus

Following the 2020 presidential election where president Lukashenko was re-elected, Western Imperialist observers and their lapdogs criticized the results of the election, while promoting the anti-Lukashenko protestors in what appeared to be a US NGO-supported colour revolution.[4][5][6] The protestors were armed with Molotov cocktails.[7]

Arrest of terrorist Roman Protasevich

In 2021 the neo-Nazi terrorist Roman Protasevich boarded a flight from Greece to Lithuania. While the plane crossed over Belarusian airspace, it was ordered to land by state authorities.[8] Protasevich was a member of the neo-Nazi militant organisations Young Front, Pahonia Detachment, and fought alongside the neo-Nazi militant organisation Azov Battalion.[9]

The incident triggered a wave of denunciations by Western governments, and aggressive sanctions on Belarus, since the US uses these neo-Nazi groups to advance their imperialist aims.[8][10]

Politics

The liberal Belarusian opposition is led by the Belarusian Popular Front and the United Civil Party.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Alan Macleod (2021-10-12). "US Writes Belarus into Its Familiar Regime-Change Script" MintPress News.
  2. ↑ "Sowjetunion, 17. März 1991 : Weiterbestand der UdSSR als Föderation gleichberechtigter und souveräner Staaten" (1991-03-17). Direct Democracy. Archived from the original on 2022-02-19. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  3. ↑ "Ex-Belarus leader Stanislav Shushkevich, who helped dissolve USSR, dies at 87" (2022-05-04). France 24. Archived from the original on 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  4. ↑ Dissident Voice (2020) Belarus:  A Color Revolution of a Different Shade?
  5. ↑ The Moscow Times (2020) A Color Revolution in Belarus? Not Yet.
  6. ↑ Greanville Post (2020) Belarus – This Color Revolution Is Already Dead. The Union State Has Killed It.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Nadezhda Sablina (2022-07-19). "The Struggle for Belarusian Sovereignty: Interview with Belarusian Anti-Imperialist" Red Patriot. Archived from the original on 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Grayzone (2021) US-funded Belarusian regime-change activist arrested on plane joined neo-Nazis in Ukraine
  9. ↑ FOIA research (2021) Roman Protasevich
  10. ↑ Shane Quinn (2019-04-19). "US and NATO's Ongoing Support for Neo-Nazis in Ukraine" Popular Resistance.
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