ABOUT THE INFLUENCE OF WESTERN AUTHORS ON THE SITUATION IN BELARUS
https://doi.org/10.481372311-6412_2021_4_16
Abstract
This article is devoted to the analysis of the influence of Western actors on the situation in the Republic of Belarus. In particular, the work of Western foundations, non-profit organizations, support of pro-Western media, including through the grant system, is being analyzed. The sanctions against the republic imposed by the European Union in the spring of 2021 are analyzed. Their mostly PR effect was noted, since they did not seriously affect the main articles of Belarusian exports to the West. The position of Lithuania and the United States regarding work with the Belarusian opposition is analyzed separately.
About the Author
Yu. V. Baranchik
Institute of CIS Countries
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
BARANCHIK Yuri V. – Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Senior Researcher
B. Polyanka str. 7/10, p. 3, Moscow, 119180, Russian Federation
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Baranchik Yu.V. ABOUT THE INFLUENCE OF WESTERN AUTHORS ON THE SITUATION IN BELARUS. Post–Soviet Continent. 2021;(4):16-31. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.481372311-6412_2021_4_16
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