Stories

Stories and reportages about life in Belarus

"They don't bomb this place. And it's great to live anywhere when they don't / collage by Ulad Rubanau, Euroradio   

"They don't bomb this place. And it's great to live anywhere when they don't"

Miraslau and Natallia - Belarusian volunteers in the Ukrainian army / collage by Ulad Rubanau, Euroradio

Belarusians Miraslau and Natallia tell Euroradio how and why they ended up in the Ukraine war.

Collage by Euroradio

Belarusians increasingly face discrimination in Poland since the war in Ukraine began. Is the situation really bad?

Month (without) pride / sample photo by Euroradio

The stories of three queer people. How has their sense of security changed lately?

"My kitty stayed at home because he's a boy" / Euroradio/Hromadske

"Girls, I want to go home so bad."

Do the 30-year-olds feel nostalgic about the USSR? / collage by Ulad Rubanau, Euroradio

Some want to go back to the Soviet times. Others want eradication of the USSR legacy as quickly as possible.

Viktar Hanchar and Anatoly Krasouski​

President Lukashenka's first term was coming to an end. The opposition insisted on new elections. Lukashenka resisted them.

Hajnowka is just over 20 kilometers away from the border with Belarus / Euroradio

While locals remain indifferent to politics, they fear migrants from across the border with Belarus for various reasons.

Sisters Yulia and Hanna Mikhailau / TUT.by / home archive

The girl talks about her seven brothers and sisters and discusses the situation in Belarus.