Solidarity of the shocked. Essay on the Belarusian revolution

The book "Solidarity of the Shaken. Essays on the Belarusian Revolution" by philosopher Tatsiana Shchytsova is dedicated to the people who, with their actions and emotions, creativity and courage, made 2020 a historic milestone for Belarus. These are reflections on how protest and solidarity transform the abstract concept of a country into the living fabric of a society where every voice matters.

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“…2020 brought the feeling that we – our communication and interaction, and communication and mutual assistance – are the country. That is why we seemed to discover the country anew; it ceased to be an abstract concept – it became embodied in the people around us, who ceased to be "strangers." The political in our revolution had its primordial ancient Greek meaning: citizens who hear and want to hear each other, in order to jointly determine the principles of their common life. …”

Philosopher Tatsiana Shchytsova's book was written primarily for those to whom it is actually dedicated – the large number of Belarusians, men and women, who, with their actions and emotions, creativity and honesty, solidarity and courage, made 2020 a historical milestone in the life of our country.