PinnedLar Familiaris QueroliThis is the account of a person who, not being an institutionally affiliated scholar, still has a…A History of Belarus: An Inside ViewJul 22, 2022Jul 22, 2022
Lar Familiaris QueroliA Plan B Nation: Instead of A ConclusionIt is about time to have a retrospective look at the journey that the Belarusians have made from the obscure tribal times to actually…Apr 15, 2023Apr 15, 2023
Lar Familiaris QueroliXVIII. The End and the New BeginningThe years of 1989–1991 were the time of lightning-fast changes in Belarus. The country was part of the Soviet Union and was influenced by…Apr 9, 2023Apr 9, 2023
Lar Familiaris QueroliXVII. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna FallInitially, the 1980s seemed to be progressing like any other post-war decade in the history of Belarus. By the Soviet standards, the…Apr 8, 2023Apr 8, 2023
Lar Familiaris QueroliXVI. The Belle EpoqueWWII scars ran deep but the courage and perseverance of Belarusians paid off. Belarus remained under the full control of the Soviet…Apr 2, 2023Apr 2, 2023
Lar Familiaris QueroliXV. Redemption by BloodWhen WWII started, Belarus got dragged into it right from the outset. Germany attacked Poland on September 1, 1939, and promptly advanced…Mar 26, 2023Mar 26, 2023
Lar Familiaris QueroliXIV. A Tale of Two Republics and A Few ProvincesBy December 1917, it became clear that neither the Polish national movement despite its motto of “For freedom, yours and ours!”, nor the…Mar 19, 2023Mar 19, 2023
Lar Familiaris QueroliXIII. Taking Up the ChallengeIn late 19th century, the social composition of Belarusians as a people was effectively reduced to farmers, workers, lower-level…Mar 4, 2023Mar 4, 2023
Lar Familiaris QueroliXII. Project “North-West”Whereas the nobility of Belarus was busy working on the revival of the defunct Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, it had to factor in the…Feb 26, 2023Feb 26, 2023
Lar Familiaris QueroliXI. Life After DeathThe Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth vanished as a state, but its political class survived and carried the idea of its revival in hearts and…Feb 12, 2023Feb 12, 2023
