The Soviet government followed by the Belarusian regime of Alyaksandr Lukashenka have done their utmost to destroy the Belarusian language, but the Belarusian people have kept it alive much as Jews persecuted for their beliefs kept their faith and are now reviving it despite Mr. Lukashenka’s opposition.
In a remarkable article in today’s Novaya Gazeta titled “We are Real!” Irina Khalip, the paper’s correspondent for Belarus, point out that most Belarusians are put off by the military parades Mr. Lukashenka loves to watch but not just because of the dust and damage to the roads they leave behind (novayagazeta.ru/articles/2018/ 06/27/76960-my-nastoyaschie).