After two decades of russification, the Belarusian government is rethinking its identity politics. 

In Belarus, smuggling is a fine art, and, unlike stealing, morally acceptable. на русском языке 

Belarus is now officially the world’s heaviest drinking nation; and the socio-economic consequences are enormous. 

On 29 May, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan are set to sign an agreement on the formation of the EEU (Eurasian Economic Union), designed to take the economic integration of the three countries to a new level. But the cracks are already showing.