33 books for another Belarus

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Minsk School (Almanac)

Since the 2000s, Dmitry Strotsev has been publishing the "Minsk School" almanac in order to pass on the work of the non-conformist Belarusian authors of the 1970s and 1980s. The main language of the almanac was initially Russian, the language of thes... More

Valjancin Akudovič

Rustle of Silence

Valjancin Akudovič is one of the central figures of the Belarusian rebirth of the transition period, whose representatives were concerned with national self-determination, overcoming the colonial legacy and establishing Belarusian culture. “The time... More

Zmicier Vishnioŭ

I am the meat that Zmicier has prepared

In his novel about the exile existence of a Belarusian writer in Berlin, Zmicier Vishniou moves between autofiction and fantasy and builds a branching labyrinth that spans different worlds: The deceased friends from Belarus visit the narrator in Berl... More

Diary 2021-2022

This diary was written in Belarus between 2021 and 2022. Publishing it became increasingly difficult and dangerous with each passing year, as the situation continued to escalate after the revolution was crushed and at the same time less and less news... More

Zmicier Vishnioŭ

Unsubordinated

The cultural "zero point" situation, the ongoing severe repression in Belarus against everyone and everything that is not acceptable to the government, and the war were and are associated with a radical professional and biographical break for Vishnio... More

Julia Autz

While I was waiting (2017-2019)

Alexander Lukashenko has ruled Belarus for almost 30 years. A generation has grown up that does not know its homeland without the authoritarian president. What does it mean to grow up under these circumstances? What is it like to live in a country wh... More

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