Belarus : a perpetual borderland / by Andrew Savchenko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Savchenko, Andrew.

Series:

Russian history and culture (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 2.

Russian history and culture, 1877-7791 ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Belarus--History.

Belarus.

Belarus--Politics and government.

Belarus--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden [Netherlands] ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612949562

9781282949560

128294956X

9789047427940

9047427947

OCLC:

695988905

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004174481.i-239 DOI