White-red-white. Flag. Nation. Identity

A thorough scientific publication with many color illustrations begins with an analysis of the origins and symbolism of the white-red colors in Belarusian vexillology, continues with a thorough historical overview - the standards of the insurgents of 1863-1864; the biography of the creator of the modern flag, Klaudius Duzh-Dushevsky; the period of Western Belarus; an analysis of German documents relating to national symbolism during World War II; the use of the flag in emigration and during the period of the "new wave" of the Belarusian Renaissance (late 1980s - early 1990s).