Belarus : the last European dictatorship /
Wilson, Andrew, 1961-
Belarus : the last European dictatorship / Last European dictatorship Andrew Wilson. - New edition. - xii, 362 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-349) and index.
"In 2020 Belarus made headlines around the world when protests erupted in the aftermath of a fraught presidential election. Andrew Wilson explores both Belarus's complicated road to nationhood and its politics and economics since it gained independence in 1991. Two new chapters reveal the extent of Aliaksandr Lukashenka's grip on power, the growth of the opposition movement and the violent crackdown that followed the vote. Wilson also examines the prospects for Europe as a whole of either Lukashenka's downfall or his survival with Russian support"--
9780300259216 9780300134353
2020951288
Lukashenko, Aleksandr, 1954-
Dictatorship--Belarus.
Political culture--Belarus.
Belarus--History--20th century.
Belarus--History--21st century.
Belarus--Politics and government--1991-
DK507.54 / .W55 2021
Belarus : the last European dictatorship / Last European dictatorship Andrew Wilson. - New edition. - xii, 362 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-349) and index.
"In 2020 Belarus made headlines around the world when protests erupted in the aftermath of a fraught presidential election. Andrew Wilson explores both Belarus's complicated road to nationhood and its politics and economics since it gained independence in 1991. Two new chapters reveal the extent of Aliaksandr Lukashenka's grip on power, the growth of the opposition movement and the violent crackdown that followed the vote. Wilson also examines the prospects for Europe as a whole of either Lukashenka's downfall or his survival with Russian support"--
9780300259216 9780300134353
2020951288
Lukashenko, Aleksandr, 1954-
Dictatorship--Belarus.
Political culture--Belarus.
Belarus--History--20th century.
Belarus--History--21st century.
Belarus--Politics and government--1991-
DK507.54 / .W55 2021