10 Minutes on...Belarus

Welcome to the Post-Soviet Press Pod’s "10 Minutes on…" series, which condenses the key information you need to know about each of the 15 countries of the former USSR into a bitesize 10 minutes(ish). In this first episode, we look at Belarus, which has been in the headlines since August 2020, when rigged elections led to mass protests against the rule of the “last dictator in Europe”, Alyaksandr Lukashenka. MA students at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES), Alex Figurski and James Bolton-Jones, discuss Belarusian culture, history, politics, and current affairs all while sampling some kvas - a delicious Belarusian beverage. Hosts: James Bolton-Jones and Alex Figurski Editor: Alex Figurski Academic supervisors: Dr Andrew Wilson and Dr Rasmus Nilsson