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“Unhappy Is the Person Who Has No Motherland”: National Ideology and History Writing in Lukashenka’s Belarus

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Abstract

Since coming to power in 1994, Belarusian president Aliaksandr Lukashenka has made considerable efforts to consolidate the young republic. Two main periods can be identified: between 1994 and 2001 the Lukashenka government officially promoted moves towards ever-closer integration with Russia, while after 2001 the regime has put a heavier emphasis on independence and statehood. Whereas the legacy of the Belarusian SSR retains a central role in the history writing and memory production of the Lukashenka government, the regime has in recent years also shown increasing interest in appropriating at least some of the oppositional symbolism. This chapter surveys the official rhetoric, historical references, and the expanding base of historical symbolism of official Belarusian patriotism under Lukashenka.

The author wishes to thank Oleg Łatyszonek and Curt Woolhiser for inspiration and constructive ideas. The insightful comments of Julie Fedor and Tatiana Zhurzhenko did much to improve the article. I alone, however, am responsible for the interpretations in the text.

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Rudling, P.A. (2017). “Unhappy Is the Person Who Has No Motherland”: National Ideology and History Writing in Lukashenka’s Belarus. In: Fedor, J., Kangaspuro, M., Lassila, J., Zhurzhenko, T. (eds) War and Memory in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus . Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66523-8_3

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