Tag: Belarus

The Tales of a Belarusian Scheherazade
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Tales of a Belarusian Scheherazade

The 19th-century collection of fantastical tales “Nobleman Zavalnya” helped popularize Belarusian literature and folk culture—150 years after it was published.
Mikołaj Gliński
The Invincibles
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Invincibles

We can all be inspired by those remarkable few who dedicate their lives to the struggle for equality and social justice.
Aleksandra Kozłowska
Our Sisters’ Auntie
Art + Stories
Experiences, Fiction

Our Sisters’ Auntie

Alaiza Pashkevich – also known as ‘Auntie’ – was the first female Belarusian poet. She was also a revolutionary who fought for her country’s language and cultural identity.
Marta Panas-Goworska, Andrzej Goworski
The Unhurried Chronicler of Souls
Art + Stories
Fiction, Opinions

The Unhurried Chronicler of Souls

The work of Belarusian writer and Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich is characterized by her enduring patience and willingness to listen to people’s truths.
Paulina Wilk
A Female Revolution
World + People
Dreams and Visions

A Female Revolution

The recent protests in Belarus have been driven by women, throwing Alexander Lukashenko’s disdain for them into sharp contrast.
Jakub Biernat
Minsk’s Dirty Secret
Art + Stories
Experiences

Minsk’s Dirty Secret

Minsk, the capital of Belarus, is ranked among the top three cleanest cities worldwide. On the surface, this is certainly true. But is this a good thing? And what happens when we peek underneath its shiny veneer?
Hanna Liubakova
The Art of Translation with Jim Dingley
Art + Stories
Opinions

The Art of Translation with Jim Dingley

Jim Dingley speaks with Valdemar about his favourite contemporary Belarusian authors, wrestling (with words), and his latest translation of Tania Skarynkina’s “A Large Czesław Miłosz With a Dash of Elvis Presley”.
Ernest Valdemar
Night
Art + Stories
Fiction

Night

A lonely man sits in his Minsk apartment, catching up on the latest developments in artificial intelligence. His girlfriend rings him from Nepal, just as a world-changing event begins in the sky above... An excerpt from a Belarusian novel set in the near future.
Victor Martinovich