Belarusian Language

Belarusian (; беларуская мова biełaruskaja mova [bʲelaˈruskaja ˈmova]) is an East Slavic language spoken by the Belarusians. It is one of the two official languages in the Republic of Belarus under the current Constitution (Article 17), along with Russian. Additionally, it is spoken in some parts of Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, and Ukraine by Belarusian minorities in those countries. Before Belarus gained independence in 1991, the language was only known in English as Byelorussian or Belorussian, the compound term retaining the English-language name for the Russian language in its second part, or alternatively as White Ruthenian () or White Russian. …

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FoE: Friends of Europe · 26 March 2024 English

Considering the potential ramifications of a Russian defeat in Ukraine for the regime in Moscow, Section IV introduces three distinct scenarios: the consolidation of power in the Kremlin, the dissolution …

fostering cultural initiatives, promoting the Belarusian language, and disseminating knowledge about the history history of Belarus. Even speaking the Belarusian language can serve as grounds for arrest. The process


EU: European Union · 23 November 2023 English

of publishing houses, private schools and Belarusian language courses; P. whereas the illegitimate Lukashenka


OSW: Centre for Eastern Studies · 31 May 2023 English

Six of these are components of the law enforcement sector: the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Investigative Committee, the State Forensic Examinations Committee, the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of …

the long-term tendency to eradicate the Belarusian language from the Belarusian education system. According


UN: The United Nations · 3 February 2023 English

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In addition, individuals who spoke the Belarusian language, which became one of the symbols of the



GlobalSecurity.org · 2023 English

preservation and documentation of traditional Belarusian language, literature, music, dance, customs, and Support initiatives aimed at preserving Belarusian language and culture abroad 7 I suspicious for reasons such as the use of the Belarusian language, the wearing of certain clothes or certain


HBS: Heinrich Boll Foundation · 13 December 2022 English

gender identity openly; women are on the forefront of The increase in nationalism and authoritarianism, the climate justice movement; and even more men are the shrinking spaces for action, the …

“Setting aside the migration status of in Belarusian language, our team initially had visual identity that


OSCE: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe · 2 December 2022 English

I also would like to take this opportunity to thank Ambassador Adam Hałaciński, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to the OSCE, and the team of the Polish Chairmanship, …

visited Pranciskaus Skorinos Gymnasium with Belarusian language of instruction and was pleased to note the the efforts made to preserve the Belarusian language and foster multilinguism at the same time. In Moldova


Legal Transformation Center Lawtrend · 14 November 2022 English

Belarus", which promoted the use of the Belarusian language, etc. The practice of classifying as extremist


Freedom House · 10 November 2022 English

He was the “candidate of the people,” not associated with the established political groups Lukashenka at least partially fulfilled his promise of and promising the security and stability desperately needed …

outlets than others, suggested making the Belarusian language the were shut down, while the smaller ones one independent journalist, usage of the Belarusian language lagged far behind the Dzmitry Zavadsky, disappeared publication of Belarus’ ethnic heritage, including Belarusian language. This Sviatlana Aleksievich’s works that


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