1st Edition

Belarus A Denationalized Nation

By David Marples Copyright 1999
160 Pages
by Routledge

130 Pages
by Routledge

In any assessment and understanding of Belarus, the key questions to address include; why has Belarus apparently rejected independence under its first president Alyaksandr Lukashenka, and sought a union with Russia? Why has the government rejected democracy, infringed on the human rights of its citizens and fundamentally altered its constitution in favour of presidential authority? Has the country... Read more
Chapter 1 History of Belarus to 1985; Chapter 2 The Economy: 1986–1996; Chapter 3 Perestroyka and Independence, 1985–1993; Chapter 4 A New Presidency, June 1994-Spring 1996; Chapter 5 Lukashenka’s Consolidation of Power; Chapter 6 Relations with Russia;

Biography

David R. Marples