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The Iron Fist Returns - Belarus

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Aug 1998The end of the Soviet Union was supposed to end mindless suppression, but in Belarus, some say Stalins's ghost is rising. After 4 years of increasingly dictatorial rule, President Lukashenko has rolled back personal liberties and put back the iron fist of the state. For Belarusians it's as if Glasnost and independence never happened. In a rare protest, old men and head-scarfed mothers are bundled into the back of police vans. One man is not even fit enough to step-up into the van, yet the truncheon battering at his back is unceasing. This is a president who rules with the police and the KGB by his side. The former Deputy foreign minister now fears Lukashenko has become mentally unbalanced. This is after all a man who expresses ardent admiration for Hitler. And, after preaching the rhetoric of Belarusian nationalism, stunned everyone with moves to re-unite with Russia. For film director Yuri, Lukashenko is a perfect vehicle for comedy. His satirical profile of the president was instantly banned but shown to wide acclaim in Western Europe. Predictably for Belarus, it took only two days for some government thugs to wipe the smile off Yuri's face. Many believe Lukashenko's moves to Russian re-unification are simply a veiled attempt to open the doors to the Russian presidency. We wait to see how far this Belarusian strongman's career can go.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm
Author: journeymanpictures

Length: 17:18
Rating: 4.11
Views: 6429

Tags: Belarus  Journeyman  KGB  Lukashenko  Pictures  President  Soviet  Stalin  Union  

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bulanceljokero (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
From where do you know that boy?Do you live in Belarus?Don't talk cause you don't know..what are you saying..
Vottaksuka (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
No thanks.
hexzerg (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
If Belarus unites with Russia it would be a lot better. xD
tvcorner (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
... and you call yourself independents?
Nadav34 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
because bilorus'ka mova is trash, no one speaks it!
Miggins88 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Ah! I notice Andrei Sanakov has the EU flag draped on his wall - that is enough to make me lose all my sympathy with him. Long live Lukashenko! Fuck the neocon democracy fetishists! Byelarussians should be proud that their country isn't a just another bland globalist, coca-cola-land.
albertsy2 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
all hot guys reading this hit me up on MSN Messenger ID jane22fall im bored xD 1
gkaragla (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
does anyone want to chat? 3
BrooklynNY1992 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Belarus is the seed of the next USSR!
1happiness (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Lukashenko own Belarus SSR?


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