Siarhei Biareishyk is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, working in the materialist tradition of Spinoza and Marx. His regular updates on the mass movement in Belarus since the protests began […]
Siarhei Biareishyk: 100 days of revolution in Belarus
Mass protests against Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko are entering their fourth month. After several weeks of toying with a softer image, the state is ramping up repression. Siarhei Biareishyk is a Visiting […]
Siarhei Biareishyk: assessing the dynamics of mass protests in Belarus
Though overshadowed by the U.S. elections, mass protests against Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko are entering their fourth month. The dictator is playing for time, while international powers who care little for democracy are attempting […]
Siarhei Biareishyk: police violence on a mass scale in Belarus
Siarhei Biareishyk is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. For background, see Biareishyk’s interview with RS21. +++++ Since the election, it has been two months of sustained leaderless protests, […]