Wilson Center

Pursuing Democracy in Belarus Through Satiric Media: Samizdat for the Modern Era

In Belarus, where censorship is pervasive and President Lukashenko presides over an autocratic regime, humor and satire are key ways for citizens to express dissent and discontent with the government. In a 23 November 2009 lecture at the Kennan Institute, Pavel Marozau, Chair, Congress of the New Belarusian Diaspora of Europe and the United States, discussed his own activities as the Founder of The Third Way Expatriates’ Network and the power of satire and new technology to challenge the established order.читать дальше »