The long rule of Alexander Lukashenko, the embattled president of Belarus, has left his country economically depleted and reliant on Russia, largely trapped in its Soviet-era past and likely bound to Moscow for many years to come.
Wall Street Journal: Belarus’s struggle to escape its Soviet past pushes it into Russia’s embrace
People form a heart as they take part in a demostration in support of protests against the results of the Belarusian presidential election, on August 16, 2020 in Prague, Czech Republic.
