A series of five essays on Belarus, part 1/5: The Worst War. "Memory tends to shroud history, and those with the weaker voices are forgotten. Sometimes the lands that suffer most are least able to gather the attention of others." snyder.substack.com/p/belarus-15-t…
A series of five essays on Belarus, part 2/5: Nation Next. "Tell me what you remember, and I will tell you who you are. Tell me what you are allowed to remember, and I will tell you who rules you." snyder.substack.com/p/belarus-25-n…
A series of five essays on Belarus, part 3/5: Two fake coups. "If we can understand the evolution of the fiction, we can see the direction the country is going, and prepare ourselves for the dramatic events likely to follow this summer." snyder.substack.com/p/belarus-35-t…
A series of five essays on Belarus, part 4/5: The Next War? "Vladimir Putin's foreign policy is masterful until it is not... Belarus today is a case in point." snyder.substack.com/p/belarus-45-t…
A series of five essays on Belarus, part 5/5: Putin Chases Shadows. "Putin today faces the same predicament Lukashenko faced last year... Putin will likely soon make the same mistake." snyder.substack.com/p/belarus-55-p…
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