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Teachers, parents, friends, and journalists have always claimed that Belarus is a small country. After all, what do you call a country with a population of 9.5 million and where the train trip from Brest to Vitebsk takes only one night? Just a “small country.” It also happened that some, as a compliment, referred to it as “little Switzerland.”
Discrimination and aggressive attacks have plagued the Lebanese drag queens community for a long time. But it has always emerged stronger from oppression to bring a breath of fresh air.
What happens when one lives under severe stress for a long time but has no leverage over those who cause it? In such circumstances, one lash out at others. It is a well-known mechanism. That’s how the psyche reacts when it needs at least a little relief.
Lebanese are increasingly struggling with mental health problems due to the economic crisis that has torn the fabric of society. We are working to make ends meet at the expense of quality of life in an endless cycle of economic decline and further disappointments.
It is a popular joke among Belarusian refugees and political émigrés that one must learn to articulate one’s desires properly. After all, before, we wanted vivid experiences and unforgettable journeys. But we had something different in mind than what we got. It was, as they say, a slight nuance.
Elections in Belarus are pretty meaningless events. They were free only once, in 1994, when people irrationally used their right to vote and elected Alyaksandr Lukashenka as president. And he has decided that Belarusians will not have another such opportunity in the coming years.
As night fell over the forest, a gentle wind began to blow. About 30 people gathered for a hike with a company specializing in local hiking events. It was the night of the full moon, which illuminated our way.
A few weeks ago, my mother asked me about NATO’s nuclear deterrence exercises, as Russian propaganda reported that they would take place near Russia’s border. However, the exercises, which, by the way, are routine, are taking place in northwestern Europe. My mother does not believe in the Kremlin’s propaganda, but she does have some second thoughts from time to time.
When walking the streets of Lebanese cities, it’s easy to see the diversity in architecture. There is also a distinctive novelty: solar panels on the roofs of many buildings.
Sitting on two chairs at once is Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s favorite game. If you try to determine his position based on his statements, you will not succeed. However, there is a way to figure out which side he is on in any given conflict.
When Mikhail Gorbachev, the first and last president of the USSR, died, social networks, as happens in such cases, were filled with obituaries and words about how terrible his death was. These obituaries were often entirely detached from reality. They made me think that someone might write on the spur of the moment, “Why do the best ones pass away so early?” even though Gorbachev died at 91.
As Turkey’s economic crisis deepens and supports in the polls wanes, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been left with no choice but to foment nationalist sentiment in hopes of another electoral victory. Therefore, another crisis has erupted in Turkey’s relations with Greece.
I left Belarus in December 2020. Then, it seemed that the revolution would soon prevail, and we would all be able to come home. But the harsher the repression in Belarus becomes, the more the rift between those who left and settled in new places and those who chose to stay grows.
Teachers, parents, friends, and journalists have always claimed that Belarus is a small country. After all, what do you call a country with a population of 9.5 million and where the train trip from Brest to Vitebsk takes only one night? Just a “small country.” It also happened that some, as a compliment, referred to it as “little Switzerland.”
Discrimination and aggressive attacks have plagued the Lebanese drag queens community for a long time. But it has always emerged stronger from oppression to bring a breath of fresh air.
What happens when one lives under severe stress for a long time but has no leverage over those who cause it? In such circumstances, one lash out at others. It is a well-known mechanism. That’s how the psyche reacts when it needs at least a little relief.
Lebanese are increasingly struggling with mental health problems due to the economic crisis that has torn the fabric of society. We are working to make ends meet at the expense of quality of life in an endless cycle of economic decline and further disappointments.
It is a popular joke among Belarusian refugees and political émigrés that one must learn to articulate one’s desires properly. After all, before, we wanted vivid experiences and unforgettable journeys. But we had something different in mind than what we got. It was, as they say, a slight nuance.
Elections in Belarus are pretty meaningless events. They were free only once, in 1994, when people irrationally used their right to vote and elected Alyaksandr Lukashenka as president. And he has decided that Belarusians will not have another such opportunity in the coming years.
As night fell over the forest, a gentle wind began to blow. About 30 people gathered for a hike with a company specializing in local hiking events. It was the night of the full moon, which illuminated our way.
A few weeks ago, my mother asked me about NATO’s nuclear deterrence exercises, as Russian propaganda reported that they would take place near Russia’s border. However, the exercises, which, by the way, are routine, are taking place in northwestern Europe. My mother does not believe in the Kremlin’s propaganda, but she does have some second thoughts from time to time.
When walking the streets of Lebanese cities, it’s easy to see the diversity in architecture. There is also a distinctive novelty: solar panels on the roofs of many buildings.
Sitting on two chairs at once is Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s favorite game. If you try to determine his position based on his statements, you will not succeed. However, there is a way to figure out which side he is on in any given conflict.
When Mikhail Gorbachev, the first and last president of the USSR, died, social networks, as happens in such cases, were filled with obituaries and words about how terrible his death was. These obituaries were often entirely detached from reality. They made me think that someone might write on the spur of the moment, “Why do the best ones pass away so early?” even though Gorbachev died at 91.
As Turkey’s economic crisis deepens and supports in the polls wanes, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been left with no choice but to foment nationalist sentiment in hopes of another electoral victory. Therefore, another crisis has erupted in Turkey’s relations with Greece.
I left Belarus in December 2020. Then, it seemed that the revolution would soon prevail, and we would all be able to come home. But the harsher the repression in Belarus becomes, the more the rift between those who left and settled in new places and those who chose to stay grows.
