Belarus
Landlocked Slavic country
Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia.
Formerly part of the Soviet Union, it gained independence in 1991.
The country has been ruled since 1994 by Alexander Lukashenko, often called Europe's last dictator.
Protests erupted across Belarus after the disputed 2020 election.
Eurasian federation, largest country
- UkraineEastern European sovereign state
- PolandCentral European republic
- LithuaniaBaltic European republic
- LatviaBaltic republic, northern Europe
union · border · migration · tensions · alliance · transit · corridor · buffer
Slavic alphabet system
- linenFlax-derived textile
- SlavicOf certain Eastern Europeans
- ryeHardy cereal crop
- flaxFiber and oil crop
stork · bison · folklore · embroidery · potatoes
Belarusian authoritarian president
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- protestsPublic expressions of opposition
opposition · referendum · repression · KGB · censorship · exile · crackdown · rigged
Belarus's largest city
- marshlandWaterlogged lowland area
- flatlandLevel, unvaried terrain
- PripyatAbandoned Ukrainian city
- DnieperMajor Eastern European waterway
forest · wetland · landlocked · continental · interior · bordered · inland · central
Former communist superpower
- SovietOf the USSR
- SSRSoviet constituent republic
- ChernobylSoviet nuclear disaster site
- collectivizationForced communal ownership transfer
partisan · postwar · industrialization · communist · republic · independence · dissolution · 1991
Edible underground tubers
- tractorsAgricultural pulling machines
- potashAlkaline fertilizer compound
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
fertilizer · exports · state-owned · subsidized · collective
Russia
Eurasian federation, largest country
- UkraineEastern European sovereign state
- PolandCentral European republic
- LithuaniaBaltic European republic
Latvia · union · border · migration · tensions · alliance · transit · corridor · buffer
Cyrillic
Slavic alphabet system
Lukashenko
Belarusian authoritarian president
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
protests · opposition · referendum · repression · KGB · censorship · exile · crackdown · rigged · isolation
Minsk
Belarus's largest city
Dnieper · forest · wetland · landlocked · continental · interior · bordered · inland · central
USSR
Former communist superpower
collectivization · partisan · postwar · industrialization · communist · republic · independence · dissolution · 1991
potatoes
Edible underground tubers
- tractorsAgricultural pulling machines
- potashAlkaline fertilizer compound
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
machinery · fertilizer · exports · state-owned · subsidized · collective
- Landlocked CountriesAustria, Switzerland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Czechia
- dictatorshipsdictatorship, tyranny, autocracy, totalitarianism, despotism
- Belarus HistoryMinsk, Soviet republic, Soviet era, Soviet rule, partisans
- countriesChina, Brazil, France, Germany, India
- EuropeAlbania, Andorra, Austria, France, Belgium
- NationsChina, France, Japan, Germany, Mexico
BelarusLithuania
Baltic European republic
Estonia · Latvia · Poland · liberal democracy · Ukraine
BelarusJapan
East Asian archipelago nation
Iceland · island nations · New Zealand · Indonesia · Portugal
BelarusNorway
Scandinavian coastal kingdom
Sweden · Denmark · Finland · Switzerland · Netherlands