Лукашэнка і «чырвонакарычневыя»: дзяржаўная ідэалогія, ушанаванне мінулага і палітычная прыналежнасць
Lukashenka and the “Red-Browns”: National Ideology, Commemoration of the Past and Political Belonging

Summary/Abstract: The Belarusian leader’s inconsistent political line has confused many observers, and the official state “ideology” is being seen as a populist move. Initially elected on a platform of restoration of a union with Russia, Lukashenka’s Belarus has been going through a period of national consolidation, and since 2002 increasingly distanced itself from Moscow. While Lukashenka’s foreign policy orientation has changed, his use of Soviet historical references has not. This article is a study of Lukashenka’s political orientation, from 1994 to 2008, his reinvention of himself from pan-Slavic Russophile to defender of Belarusian independence.

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