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10 Minutes on Belarus
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In this first episode, we look at Belarus, which has been in the headlines since August 2020, when rigged elections led to mass protests against the rule of the “last dictator in Europe”, Alyaksandr Lukashenka. MA students at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES), Alex Figurski and James Bolton-Jones, discuss Belarusian culture, history, politics, and current affairs all while sampling some kvas - a delicious Belarusian beverage.
9 episodes
Manage episode 286430472 series 2887658
In this first episode, we look at Belarus, which has been in the headlines since August 2020, when rigged elections led to mass protests against the rule of the “last dictator in Europe”, Alyaksandr Lukashenka. MA students at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES), Alex Figurski and James Bolton-Jones, discuss Belarusian culture, history, politics, and current affairs all while sampling some kvas - a delicious Belarusian beverage.
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