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Belarusian State Formation: Examining 1919-1939 Contestation in Poland’s West Belarus

June 04, 2012 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm

Aliaksandr Paharely, Visiting Scholar, Center for Belarusian Studies, Southwestern College, Kansas more

Educating for Democracy: The Case of the European Humanities University

May 08, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm

This luncheon program will convey the continuing impact of the European Humanities University (EHU) through exchanges with current EHU students and remarks from the university’s founding rector, Anatoli Mikhailov and Eurasia Foundation President, Horton Beebe-Center. The students, a live example of civic education in action, will help to focus the session on the challenges and rewards of educating a rising generation, especially in a state with an authoritarian government. more

Truth Stumbles in the Street: Christian Democratic Activism in Belarus

Feb 02, 2012

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Professor Anatoli Mikhailov Accepts the 2007 Ion Ratiu Democracy Lecture Award

Nov 07, 2007

On November 15, Professor Anatoli Mikhailov, one of the leading personalities fighting for democracy in Belarus, will be awarded the Ion Ratiu Democracy Lecture Award at the Wilson Center. His lecture is entitled, "Democracy as a Challenge". This event is open to the public.

Anatoli Mikhailov is named the 2007 Ion Ratiu Democracy Lecture Awardee

Sep 30, 2007

The Ion Ratiu Lecture is pleased to announce that the 2007 recipient of the Ion Ratiu Democracy Lecture and Award is Professor Anatoli Mikhailov. Professor Mikhailov is one of the leading personalities fighting for democracy in Belarus.

The Ion Ratiu Democracy Lecture at the Woodrow Wilson Center

Nov 30, 2006

The Ion Ratiu Lecture is pleased to announce that the 2007 recipient of the Ion Ratiu Democracy Lecture and Award is Professor Anatoli Mikhailov. Professor Mikhailov is one of the leading personalities fighting for democracy in Belarus.

Commemorating Chernobyl: 20 Years Later

Apr 03, 2006

April 26, 2006 marks the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident, which spewed tons of radioactive matter across Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, and parts of Europe. This Centerpoint cover story touches on the history, environmental impact and health controversy surrounding Chernobyl in advance of a Kennan Institute conference to commemorate the tragedy.

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Belarusian State Formation: Examining 1919-1939 Contestation in Poland’s West Belarus

June 04, 2012 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm

Aliaksandr Paharely, Visiting Scholar, Center for Belarusian Studies, Southwestern College, Kansas

Educating for Democracy: The Case of the European Humanities University

May 08, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm

This luncheon program will convey the continuing impact of the European Humanities University (EHU) through exchanges with current EHU students and remarks from the university’s founding rector, Anatoli Mikhailov and Eurasia Foundation President, Horton Beebe-Center. The students, a live example of civic education in action, will help to focus the session on the challenges and rewards of educating a rising generation, especially in a state with an authoritarian government.

Truth Stumbles in the Street: Christian Democratic Activism in Belarus

December 12, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm

Few are aware that prominent figures in the Belarusian opposition movement are motivated by Christian conviction. Journalist Geraldine Fagan will trace how Lukashenka’s restriction of religious freedom prompted Catholics, Orthodox and Protestants to turn to democratic activism, as well as their rediscovery of religious freedom as a long-standing core value of Belarusian identity. Her findings draw on interviews conducted in Minsk in the aftermath of the December 2010 presidential election, including with Christian opposition activists subsequently jailed.

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