Belarusian national idea

Are you looking for an answer to the question, what is the essence of the Belarusian national idea? This book is a unique collection of interviews with famous Belarusians who reflect on the past, present and future of Belarus. It is ideal for those interested in Belarusian culture, identity and political thought.

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The Belarusian national idea - what is it and does it exist at all? For two years, the hosts of the "Idea X" program, Zmitser Lukashuk and Maksim Garunov, have been looking for answers to these questions together with guests in the Euroradio studio. The book contains 85 interviews with opinion leaders - from the first leaders of Belarus to modern bloggers - about what Belarus is, who Belarusians are, what our national idea is and what awaits us in the future. // Zmitser Lukashuk is a special correspondent, editor of the "European Radio for Belarus" broadcast (Minsk, Belarus). Graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of the Belarusian State University, worked in the printed ("Red Change", "Regionalnaya Gazeta") and electronic ("Belarusian Youth Radio Station", "Radio 101.2") media of Belarus, multiple winner of the creative contest "Free Speech", laureate of the "Svetlana Navumova Award" and other, both domestic and foreign, journalistic competitions. Author of most of the lyrics of the legendary rock band "Krama". Maxim Gorunov - was born in Uman, Ukraine. Graduated with honors from the Faculty of Philosophy of the Moscow State University named after M. V. Lomonosov. Taught at the Higher School of Economics. Expert of the "Moscow School of Civic Education". Published in the Russian "Forbes", "The Moscow Times", "The Russia File", "Intersection", "Novaya Gazeta", "Rosbalt", "Gefter", "Ukraine Moderna", "Koine Community," "Business Bulletin" and others. Maintains a blog on Facebook. Since 2018, he has been a permanent co-host of the IDEA X project on the European Radio for Belarus. In 2020, the poetry publishing house "Vozdukh" published a collection of verse libres "Geopolitical Lyrics".