Belarus: A Denationalized Nation

by David Marples

Overview

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 made any progress toward market reforms? How have Russia and the West responded to the actions of Belarus? And what is the future likely to hold for its ten million citizens? The author's conclusions are optimistic. Belarus, he believes, will survive into the twenty-first century, but as a Eurasian rather than a European state.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134411979
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/11/2013
Series:	Postcommunist States and Nations
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	130
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

David R. Marples

Table of Contents

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;