Roman Tumashyk

MINSK — Belarusian authorities have devaluated the Belarusian ruble by 55 percent. Some sources point to a panic in the capital city, with people frantically buying all kinds of goods. Negative political consequences are also possible. I’m using my laptop, typing these lines while...

MINSK — The mysterious tragedy in Minsk gives food for rumor. Many in Belarus and abroad are still wondering about the real objective of whoever engineered the metro station explosion. Was it to politicize the po-pulation, enhance the isolation in Europe’s last dictatorship, or...

Minsk – On February 17, 2011, within a period of several hours, two important events occurred in the Belarusian capital. In the afternoon Olga Komar, judge of the Frunzenski district of Minsk, found the first “prisoner of the Square” Vasil Parfiankou guilty of the criminal offense of participating...