In Belarus, national solidarity, not nationalism, leads the day
Protestors raise their nation’s historical red-and-white flag in the streets. Op-eds exult in Belarusian national poetry and history. And everywhere in this tiny ex-Soviet republic, there seems to be a surge of national feeling. For many westerners, who have become accustomed to reading about increasing nationalism in Europe and beyond, it may be tempting to assume that these are the gestures of yet another nationalist movement.
November 17, 2020 - Christian Gibbons - Hot TopicsIssue 6 2020Magazine