Belarus : a denationalized nation / David R. Marples.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marples, David R.

Series:

Postcommunist states and nations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Belarus--History.

Belarus.

History.

Belarus--Economic conditions.

Economic conditions.

Belarus--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Belarus--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Belarus.

Russia (Federation).

Physical Description:

xiv, 139 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Harwood Academic, [1999]

Summary:

In any assessment & understanding of Belarus, the key questions to address include: Why has Belarus apparently rejected independence under its first president, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, & sought a union with Russia? Why has the government rejected democracy, infringed on the human rights of its citizens & fundamentally altered its constitution in favor of presidential authority? Has the country made any progress toward market reforms? How have Russia & the West responded to the actions of Belarus? And what is the future likely to hold for its ten million citizens? The author's conclusions are optimistic. Belarus, he believes, will survive into the twenty-first century, but as a Eurasian rather than a European state.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-130) and index.

ISBN:

9057023423

OCLC:

41140236