Ploshcha 19.03—25.03.2006 A week can radically change public sentiments. Thousands of people took to downtown Kastrychnitskaya Square in Minsk to protest election fraud after voting in the 2006 presidential election. Hundreds set up a tent camp and remained at the square. They occupied a small part of Belarus and built a country withing the country. They danced on cold stones. They passed out tea. They said they will not surrender. ... More »»

...Быкаў сьмяецца ў трубку і кажа: «Ну, калі я вам яшчэ не надакучыў, калі ласка — прышлю». Праз пару дзён пошта прыносіць цяжкую капэрту з новай прыпавесьцю, у лісьце абавязковая прыпіска: «Перадайце прывітаньне вашым мілым дзяўчатам і хлопцам, якія так хораша чытаюць...» У 1965-м супрацоўнікі радыё выдалі ў Мюнхэне аповесьць «Мёртвым не баліць». І вось мы зноў выдаём кнігу Быкава. Шмат гадоў нашыя слухачы першыя знаёміліся зь яго новы... More »

Vostraya Brama. The Belarusian Cultural Context at the Turn of Centuries. Selected Radio Liberty Programs (1997-2004) Syarhey Dubavets At the start of his book the author explains his choice of the title Vostraya Brama for his selection of Radio Liberty programs. This is a very symbolic title for Belarus. The author notes that after a new border line was drawn between Belarus and Lithuania, Vostraya Brama turned out to be on the L... More »»

The book throws the light on little known aspects of Belarus’ history after World War I and the early 1920th, when the nation was stricken by poverty and hunger. The volume is not only an entertaining story of “Americans’ adventures in Belarus,” but it also encourages readers to research Belarusian history, especially facts forgotten, banned or distorted. The author unexpectedly discovered that immediately after World War I, the America... More »»

Гэтую кнігу можна чытаць пад музыку — рэкамэндуем Джузэпэ Вэрдзі, арыю з опэры «Набука», — яна гучала на хвалях беларускай «Свабоды» ўвесь 2001 год да апошняга сьнежаньскага вечара: «Ты пяеш — і з табой маё сэрца пяе, о Свабода!..» «Freedom House» — міжнародная арганізацыя «Дом Свабоды» — у 2001 годзе аднесла Беларусь да несвабодных краінаў сьвету, адзіную з усёй Эўропы на пачатку ХХІ стагодзьдзя. І ўсё ж тады, прынамсі, пабольшала паэт... More »

The Belarusian Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty published the collection after renowned novelist Vasil Bykau’s death. After the fall of the iron curtain and until his death Vasil Bykau worked closely with the radio station, which had broadcast free news to the Belarusians when the nation was part of the Communist bloc. The radio station should be credited for broadcasting Bykau’s voice to Belarus when the writer lived abroad. ... More »»

“Uncle” Ryhor is talking about serious things with his witty and unique humor. As part of the project by RFE/RL Belarus Service, Baradulin, the People’s Poet of Belarus, cracks his jokes about prominent people, RFE/RL Belarus Service presenters and listeners. His epigrams and comparisons are ingenious, offering traditional humorous and strong-worded wisdom, not only describing people in a funny way. Epigrams from Baradulin is yet anoth... More »»

Гэтую кнігу можна чытаць пад музыку — рэкамэндуем Джузэпэ Вэрдзі, арыю з опэры «Набука», — яна гучала на хвалях беларускай «Свабоды» ўвесь 2001 год да апошняга сьнежаньскага вечара: «Ты пяеш — і з табой маё сэрца пяе, о Свабода!..» «Freedom House» — міжнародная арганізацыя «Дом Свабоды» — у 2001 годзе аднесла Беларусь да несвабодных краінаў сьвету, адзіную з усёй Эўропы на пачатку ХХІ стагодзьдзя. І ўсё ж тады, прынамсі, пабольшала паэт... More »

Road Through Kurapaty: A One Book Report The authorities began building the Minsk Beltway through the Kurapaty woods in September 2001. People could accept the authorities' explanations or say that nothing can be done about the project. Road building work close to mass graves was a challenge to society. The graves contain the remains of thousands of people executed by Josef Stalin's secret police. Kurapaty is not only a symbol of St... More »»

This book is an anthology of 300 texts by one hundred authors culled from the “100 Words” column of RFE/RL’s Belarus Service website. The column, which debuted in November 2014 and appears six times a week, offers a unique opportunity for professional and amateur writers in Belarus to express themselves freely on a variety of personal as well as public topics. The published texts are limited to 100 words, and are illustrated by European... More »»