HISTORICAL JUSTICE



Putting an end to ethnocide

What prevented the implementation of the anti-Belarusian policy during the second Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The situation of Western Byelorussia under Polish rule from 1921 to 1939 is given various definitions, including ‘national and social oppression’ and ‘occupation’. Recently, the term ‘ethnocide’ has been used more frequently — and there is every reason for that. Exterior of poor peasant’s dwelling on outskirts of Glubokoye in Western Byelorussia The President of Belarus, ...

18.09.2025
Belarus , September 17th , national unity day , historical justice , ethnocide , Western Belarus , Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth , Polonisation , liberation

Symbol of unity

... hand, an act of restoring historical justice towards the Belarusian people, and ...

17.09.2025
Belarus , national unity day , September 17th , reunification , consolidation , Western Belarus , Poland , ethnocide , historical justice , statehood

They divided to rule

The reunification of Western Belarus with the BSSR put an end to the ethnocide of Belarusians by Poland Past experience with the ethnocide of our people by Poland shows that in the current conditions of information and hybrid warfare, the consolidation of our society based on traditional values and basic principles of the Belarusian state — the key ones being patriotism, unity and justice — is of paramount importance Struggle did not cease In 1921–1939, Belarusians experienced the tragedy of ...

17.09.2025
Belarus , national unity day , September 17th , Western Belarus , BSSR , Poland , ethnocide , oppression , historical justice , reunification

Enduring Belarus: yesterday, today and well into the future

... the country’s international prestige. Historical justice The inclusion of the western ... 1939 became a symbol of historical justice. This holds enduring value for ... authorised representatives. This is how historical justice was legitimised, a fundamental historical ...

17.09.2024
Belarus , national unity day , memory , historical justice , reunification , social consolidation , statehood , national identity

Boundaries of truth

Let us analyse what predetermined the reunification of Belarusian lands As a result of the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-1921, almost half of the ethnic Belarusian territory was forcibly incorporated into the Polish state. While the 1920s-1930s marked a period of rapid economic growth for the BSSR (Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic), for Western Belarus, it was a time of regression in almost every sphere. Why did such a drastic divergence in the development of one nation occur? The President ...

17.09.2024
Belarus , national unity , memory , historical justice , reunification , statehood , BSSR

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