Lexington Books
Pages: 184
Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜
978-1-66692-597-5 • Hardback • May 2023 • $95.00 • (£73.00)
978-1-66692-598-2 • eBook • April 2023 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Arkady Moshes is program director of Russia, EU’s Eastern Neighborhood and Eurasia research program at Finnish Institute of International Affairs.
Ryhor Nizhnikau is senior research fellow at Finnish Institute of International Affairs.
Chapter 1: Belarus-Russia Relations: Identity as Product and Factor by Aliaksei Kazharski and Katsiaryna Lozka
Chapter 2: The Economic Dimension of the Russian Policy Towards Belarus by Kateryna Bornukova
Chapter 3: Russia’s Defense Policy and Belarus After 2020 by Andras Racz
Chapter 4: Falling into a Trap of the Own Making: Lukashenka’s Foreign Policy since 2020 by Arkady Moshes and Ryhor Nizhnikau
Chapter 5: Belarus-Russia Relations in Belarusian Public Opinion Polls by Henadz Korshunau
Chapter 6: The Belarusian Opposition and Russia: Evolving Attitudes since 2020 by Artyom Shraibman
Chapter 7: A Loss of Media Sovereignty: Synchronization of Belarusian and Russian Propaganda after 2020 by Pavel Bykouski
“Since 2020, for the right or wrong reasons Belarus seems to have firmly entered an academic spotlight, with many monographs emerging to cover various aspects of its recent history, culture, politics, and civic activism. What makes this manuscript stand out is its focus on Belarus’ relations with Russia, in times of a deepening political crisis in both states. It offers a highly discernible account of the very complex and entangled relations between the two countries, in the context of Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine, and Belarus’ increasing dependence - of ‘its own making’ – from Russia. It does so from an economic, identity-building, media, defence, and foreign policy perspectives, also drawing on public opinion and reflections of change which are a rare and invaluable insight into the country, whose borders are now shut for the international community. The book also benefits from the contributions of young scholars, whose life trajectories are intimately linked to, and interwoven with the destiny of their country. A highly recommended read!”
— Prof Elena Korosteleva, Co-Founder of Oxford Belarus Observatory and IGSD Director, University of Warwick