If youre scared stay at home, and thats it, so. Eric Maria Pugachjova is a 27yearold Office Worker who wants to be just like nina. Maria shes really inspiring person definitely. Shes not scared of anything. She doesnt give a flying f about all of the police and everything. [crowd chanting] eric maria and nina are part of an extraordinary uprising led by women in the former soviet republic of belarus. President Alexander Lukashenko is europes longestruling dictator, but hes faced near daily protests since august when he refused to give up power to a woman. Eric working with local filmmakers, weve been following some of the key women in this revolution. Crew member were recording now, eric, we can go. Eric among them Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who had to flee the country after she ran for president. Eric Alexander Lukashenko has declared himself president of belarus, but am i talking to the rightful elected president of belarus now . Svetlana tikhanovskaya for sure you are. [laughing] [horn
Viral videos of 74-year-old Nina Baginskaya confronting burly young police officers have become some of the most famous images of the uprising in Belarus.
Nina Baginskaya: The great-grandmother inspiring the revolution to topple Europe s last dictator
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Belarusian opposition activist Nina Baginskaya struggles with police during a Belarusian opposition supporters rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus.
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Two women, born generations apart, united in the fight to topple the man known as Europe s last dictator .
Nina Baginskaya is a 73-year-old great grandmother inspiring a younger generation to join the uprising in Belarus.
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Nina Baginskaya is a 74-year-old great grandmother who has become the icon of a revolution.
Maria Pugachjova is a 27-year-old office worker who has been protesting against Alexander Lukashenko since August.