Uladzimir Padhol

Uladzimir Padhol is a well-known Minsk-based writer, political analyst, and strategist whose articles have appeared in various Belarusian journals.

Belarus: a most peculiar election (2)

On Sunday, Belarus goes to the polls, ending an election cycle that saw all the usual assumptions turned on their heads. In this, the second of a two part analysis, David R. Marples and Uladzimir Padhol look at the candidates and ask if a Lukashenka victory is anything other than a foregone conclu

By David Marples and Uladzimir Padhol

/ 14 Dec 2010

Belarus: a most peculiar election (1)

On Sunday, Belarus goes to the polls, ending an election cycle that has seen all the usual assumptions turned on their heads. In the first of a two part analysis, David R. Marples and Uladzimir Padhol concentrate on a Russia-Europe tug-of-war that has dominated the campaign. Part II looks at the c

By David Marples and Uladzimir Padhol

/ 13 Dec 2010