Belarus: Prospects of a Middle Power

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Prologue
	Notes
Maps
A Gallery of Prominent Belarusians Whose Contributions Supported Nation-Building
	Nineteenth Century
	First Half of the Twentieth Century
	Second Half of the Twentieth Century
	Note
The History of Belarusian Statehood
	Introduction
	Notes
From Ethnos to a Nation: Belarusians in the Ninth to Nineteenth Centuries
	Fifth to Ninth Centuries — Pre-chronicle Period
	980–1397—The Principality of Polatsk
	1236–1569—Belarusians—The Foundation of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
	1569–1795—Belarusians in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
	1795–1917—Belarusians in the Russian Empire
	Notes
Belarusian Statehood in the Twentieth Century
	1918—The Belarusian People’s Republic
	1919–1990—The BSSR (Since 1991, The Republic of Belarus)
	Notes
The Place of Belarusians Among Civilizations
	Introduction
Belarusian-Ukrainian/Western-Ruthenian Civilization
	Distinction of Tribes
	The Mongol Invasion
	The GDL, Not Muscovy, was the Unifier of the Slavs
	Ethnicity Within Two Civilizations
	Historical Parallels of the Development of Belarus and Russia
	Notes
Belarusians and Ukrainians Belong to Western Civilization
	Criticism of Past and Modern Eurasists Regarding the Belarusian and Ukrainian Nations
	The Ruthenian Civilization Is Part of Western Civilization
	Notes
Characteristics of the Modern Belarusian Nation
	Introduction
	Notes
The Conditions for Nation-Building in Belarus in the Late Twentieth Century
	Notes
General Information about Modern Belarus
	Geography and Natural Resources
	People
	Education
	Culture
	Economy
	Agriculture
	Sport
	Notes
National Identity and Language
	Notes
The Mentality of Belarusian Society (Belarusianness)
	Notes
Church and Nation
	Notes
BELARUS: In Search of Its Own Way
	Introduction
	Notes
Theoretical Models of the Belarusian National State Construction
	Notes
Under the “Patronage” of Russia
	Notes
“Belarus—to Europe”
	Notes
Neutrality by Form and Content, and Europeanism by Spirit
	Notes
Belarusian Elites and Nation-Building Today
	Notes
The Revolution of Hope
	Notes
Epilogue
	Notes
Appendix A
	List of Polatsk Princes
	After the Expulsion of the Polatsk Princes to Byzantium
	After the Supreme Power Passed to the Polatsk Bishops (1300)
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Bibliography
Index
About the Author