Soft Belarusization: (Re)building of Identity or “Border Reinforcement”

Posokhin, Ivan

doi:10.11649/ch.2019.005

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“…The shift in the politics of Belarusian identity that occurred in recent years became perceived as an indication of “soft Belarusization” (Mojeiko 2015; Frear 2018; Posokhin 2019). It aims at stressing the distinct status of the Belarusian nation without antagonizing the positive image of Soviet past or declaring a course on strategic de-Russification.…”

Section: Symbolic Shiftsmentioning

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Reassembling Society in a Nation-State: History, Language, and Identity Discourses of Belarus

Bekus

2022

Nationalities Papers

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The article examines the political and cultural processes of nation-building over thirty years of independence in Belarus. It argues that in becoming a nation-state Belarus has faced challenges similar to the other post-Soviet nations but has proved an exception in the choice of strategies it used to address them. The paper examines how, on the eve of independence, the nationalist elites devised policies aimed at consolidating statehood around the national revival in opposition to the Soviet past. It explores the role played by linguistic policy and historical memory as the two main arenas for implementing their visions of Belarusian identity. The paper then maps a shift in this trajectory from Lukashenka’s rise to power to a national project based on reappropriation of Soviet legacy. Up until 2020, the state effectively navigated a geopolitical environment and adjusted its sociocultural parameters to preempt the society’s shifting expectations. Finally, the paper reflects on how protests in 2020 demonstrated both the lack of support for Lukashenka and his reliance on the violent repression and external support for remaining in power. The war in Ukraine revealed limits of Belarus’s sovereignty, while the society’s ability to consolidate for its defense has been seriously undermined by the repression.

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Section: Symbolic Shiftsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reassembling Society in a Nation-State: History, Language, and Identity Discourses of Belarus

Bekus

2022

Nationalities Papers

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Interregional Cooperation and Integration within the Framework of the Union State of Belarus and Russia: Specifics of Integration and Information Support

Bakhlova

Slugina

2022

REGIONOLOGY

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Introduction. The relevance of the study is due to the need to ensure a synergetic effect within the framework of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, to create its positive image as an integration association in internal and external dimensions. The purpose of the study is to identify the specifics of cooperation between the regions of Russia and Belarus in the context of integration priorities of both countries. Materials and Methods. The research was based on the traditional study of documents, content analysis, comparative and multilevel analysis. The most important materials are official documents of Russia and Belarus, publications in the media, expert survey data, statistical information on the dynamics of interregional relations in the Union State. All of them together made it possible to concretize the signs of multifaceted communications in the field under consideration, to identify possible ways to improve the integration policy of the member states of the Union State in the face of escalated challenges and threats. Results. The peculiarities of the approaches of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to the interpretation of interregional cooperation and integration in the format of the Union State are shown. The positions of the border regions are characterized. The content and orientation of media publications of different levels are analyzed, certain vulnerabilities are highlighted. Insufficient degree of interrelation of strategic orientations of integration and interregional interaction is found. The lack of manifestation of conflicting motives is offset by distancing from substantive coverage and discussion of topical issues, including by regional and local communities. Discussion and Conclusion. The performed research shows that the tasks of information support of the Union State, organization of “demand for integration”, training of personnel for “integration marketing” at the level of the regions of the two countries and expansion of their communication channels are unsolved. The recommendations made as a result are intended for representatives of state authorities and local self-government bodies and are aimed at improving the current situation through more effective use of existing advantages and mechanisms and the formation of new ones that meet the needs of integrating states and their regions.

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Некоторые Аспекты Рецепции Прозы Саши Филипенко И Виктора Мартиновича В Западной И Центральной Европе

Posokhin

2023

Biblioteca Di Studi Slavistici

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On some aspects of Sasha Filipenko’s and Viktor Martinovich’s prose reception in Western and Central Europe. Sasha Filipenko and Viktor Martinovich can be seen as the faces of Belarusian literature in Europe, but they both occupy a specific and ambiguous place in the Belarusian literary process. The article will discuss the way the Western and Central European media represent the writers themselves, the nomination strategies, the political dimension of their representations and the way these representations correlate with authors’ self-representation. It will then discuss the literary qualities of their books which are highlighted by reviewers in relevant media.

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Soft Belarusization: (Re)building of Identity or “Border Reinforcement”

Cited by 3 publications

References 11 publications

Reassembling Society in a Nation-State: History, Language, and Identity Discourses of Belarus

Reassembling Society in a Nation-State: History, Language, and Identity Discourses of Belarus

Interregional Cooperation and Integration within the Framework of the Union State of Belarus and Russia: Specifics of Integration and Information Support

Некоторые Аспекты Рецепции Прозы Саши Филипенко И Виктора Мартиновича В Западной И Центральной Европе

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