Democracy advocates from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine were jointly awarded the world’s most prestigious peace prize, an implicit condemnation of the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine and repression at home.
<p>Official attempts to hinder bona fide historical research and debate through legislation or other means, are the first signals that history is at risk of abuse – such efforts abroad are also a warning to historians in America. </p>
A widely derided referendum has now shackled Aliaksandr Lukashenka to his master’s fate. If Putin fails, so too will Lukashenka, amended constitution or not.