5 Belarus Begins

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Illustrations and Maps viii
4. Pictures x
5. Introduction to the New Edition xxii
6. Part I. Belarus: A History of Crossroads
7. 1 Polatsk 1
8. 2 Litva 18
9. 3 Ruthenia 33
10. 4 Uniate-land 48
11. 5 Belarus Begins 60
12. 6 Belarus Begins Again: The Traumatic Twentieth Century 90
13. Part II. Independent Belarus
14. 7 The Building Blocks of National Identity 121
15. 8 Politics Either Side of Independence, 1989–1994 140
16. 9 Building Authoritarianism: Lukashenka’s First Term 168
17. 10 Building an Authoritarian State: Lukashenka’s Second Term 194
18. 11 The Third Term: The Edifice Crumbles 209
19. 12 The Myth of the Belarusian Economic Miracle 237
20. 13 The 2010s: Lukashenka’s Juggling Act 255
21. 14 The Revolution Without a Name 277
22. Conclusions: Lukashenka’s Rise and Fall 300
23. Appendix: The Belarusian Economy Since Independence 309
24. Notes 310
25. Index 350