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Belarus

• 03.03.08
  Kalinovski Square
  Belarus, Dissent (1)

  I found this while surfing YouTube, looking for Russian video with English subtitles. It does seem to be useful at my stage in learning the language -- I understand some words and phrases, but I wouldn't understand much of what is going on without the subtitles. And it gives some great shots of people and places, including those in villages in Belarus. The narrator gives us a wry look at President Lukaschenko and the political situation in Belarus. It's entertaining but deadly serious. I suppose this is the direction in which Putin is taking ...