Politics of Belarus - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Belarus - Political Parties And Elections
These elections fell according to the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission [1] significantly short of OSCE commitments. Universal prin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alaksandar Milinkievič: Encyclopedia Ii - Alaksandar Milinkievič - Campaign For President
In October 2005, roughly 900 delegates from various political groups met in the capital, Minsk, to pick a single candidate from among var...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alaksandar Milinkievič: Encyclopedia Ii - Alaksandar Milinkievič - Biography
Milinkievič was born in 1947 in Hrodna. After graduating from the University of Hrodna, he passed his aspiranture at the Institute of Ph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarus: Encyclopedia - Belarus
The Republic of Belarus is a landlocked nation-state in Eastern Europe, which borders Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Ukraine. Its ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Belarus - History
Between the 6th and 8th centuries, what is now known as Belarus was settled by the Slavs, who still dominate the country. The Early East ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Rights In Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Rights In Belarus - Anti-semitism
President Alexander Lukashenko provoked outrage when he praised Hitler in a Russian NTV interview in 1995, saying that: The history of Ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Belarus - History
Between the 6th and 8th centuries, what is now known as Belarus was settled by the Slavs, who still dominate the country. The Early East ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Belarus - History Of The Name
Historically, the country was referred to in English as "White Russia", although this is not exactly correct, the correct translation is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Belarus - Politics
Main articles: Politics of Belarus, Foreign relations of Belarus. Belarus is a republic, governed by a President and a bicameral parliame...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Belarus - Demographics
The majority of the population of Belarus are native Belarusians, who comprise 81.2 percent of the total population of 10,300,483 people....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Belarus - Culture
Traditional Belarusian dress originates from the time of Kievian Rus and over time was under the influence of cultures of neigbors: Poles...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Belarus - Culture
Traditional Belarusian dress originates from the time of Kievian Rus and over time was under the influence of cultures of neigbors: Poles...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Belarus - Geography
Belarus is landlocked, relatively flat, and contains large tracts of marshy land. Lakes and rivers punctuate the country. The largest mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Belarus - Subdivisions
Belarus is divided into six provinces ("voblasts"), named after the cities that serve as their administrative centers. The city of Minsk,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Rights In Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Rights In Belarus - Industrial Relations
The situation of trade unions and their members in the region has also been criticised by Amnesty UK, with allegations that authorities h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Rights In Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Rights In Belarus - Political Dissidents And Prisoners
Belarus has come under fierce attack from Amnesty International for its treatment of political prisoners, including those from the youth ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Belarus - Subdivisions
Belarus is divided into six provinces ("voblasts"), named after the cities that serve as their administrative centers. The city of Minsk,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Belarus - Politics
Main articles: Politics of Belarus, Foreign relations of Belarus. Belarus is a republic, governed by a President and a bicameral parliame...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Belarus - History Of The Name
Historically, the country was referred to in English as "White Russia", although this is not exactly correct, the correct translation is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Belarus - Demographics
The majority of the population of Belarus are native Belarusians, who comprise 81.2 percent of the total population of 10,300,483 people....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Belarus - Geography
Belarus is landlocked, relatively flat, and contains large tracts of marshy land. Lakes and rivers punctuate the country. The largest mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Belarus - Culture
Traditional Belarusian dress originates from the time of Kievian Rus and over time was under the influence of cultures of neigbors: Poles...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Rights In Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Rights In Belarus - Freedom Of Religion
Jews are not the only minority who are said to have had their human rights violated in Belarus. On March 25, 2004 [5] the Associated Pres...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Rights In Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Rights In Belarus - Polish Minority Crisis
On 3 August, 2005, an activist working for the Union of Poles, which represents the Polish minority community, was arrested and given a 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Rights In Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Rights In Belarus - Gays And Lesbians
Belarus legalised homosexuality in 1994. However, homosexuals face widespread discrimination in Belarus. In recent years gay pride parade...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Belarus - Speech Assembly Media And Opposition Parties
Government restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, religions and movement all increased in 2001. Despite the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Belarus - Independence
The March 4, 1990, elections to the republic's Supreme Soviet gave the country a legislature that was little different from previous legi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Belarus - Lukashenko's First Term
After Lukashenko achieved his victory, the BPF granted him a three-month grace period during which it did not openly criticize his polici...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Belarus - Problems Of Democratization
Of the 346 deputies to the Belorussian Supreme Soviet elected in 1990, fourteen were still vacant three years later, owing to voter apath...   » Read the article