03131nam 2200625 a 450 991082563290332120200520144314.01-282-94956-X978661294956290-474-2794-710.1163/ej.9789004174481.i-239(CKB)2670000000067599(EBL)635098(OCoLC)695988905(SSID)ssj0000433572(PQKBManifestationID)11315205(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000433572(PQKBWorkID)10395774(PQKB)10039019(MiAaPQ)EBC635098(OCoLC)318100516(nllekb)BRILL9789047427940(Au-PeEL)EBL635098(CaPaEBR)ebr10439110(CaONFJC)MIL294956(PPN)15232206X(EXLCZ)99267000000006759920090403d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBelarus[electronic resource] a perpetual borderland /by Andrew SavchenkoLeiden [Netherlands] ;Boston Brill20091 online resource (249 p.)Russian history and culture,1877-7791 ;v. 2Description based upon print version of record.90-04-17448-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material /A. Savchenko -- Introduction. Images, Concepts And History Of A Borderland /A. Savchenko -- Chapter One. The Making Of A Borderland /A. Savchenko -- Chapter Two. Ex Oriente Lux: The Belarusian National State And The Soviet Union /A. Savchenko -- Chapter Three. Borderland Forever: Modern Belarus /A. Savchenko -- Conclusion. Whither Belarus? /A. Savchenko -- Bibliography /A. Savchenko -- Index /A. Savchenko.Belarus is known as “the last dictatorship of Europe”, yet its president enjoys public support. Its economy remains largely Soviet, yet exhibits high growth rates. Belarus styles itself as a European country yet clings to Russia as the only ally. The book explains these paradoxes by delving into history of Belarusian national institutions, including civil society, and the state. The book starts with an analysis of Belarusian national development from the time of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to the short-lived Belarusian People’s Republic of 1918. The discussion turns to the crucial interwar period, when all national institutions of modern Belarus had taken shape. Belarus’s surprising ability to cope with post-Soviet economic and geopolitical changes is discussed in the final chapter.Russian history and culture (Leiden, Netherlands) ;v. 2.BelarusHistoryBelarusPolitics and governmentBelarusEconomic conditions947.8/084Savchenko Andrew1723182MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825632903321Belarus4124212UNINA