On The Eastern Front

The Beatroot celebrates victory in Poland and looks at defeat in Belarus: Politics: the art of the nearly impossible

Twenty five years ago this week the Solidarity trade union called for a four hour warning strike, with a general strike threatened to follow four days later. Participation in the warning strike was 100 percent. Maybe the Belarusian opposition should take note..?

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News and commentary about the Belarusian election and its aftermath:

• From the Kiev Ukraine News Blog:
  1. A Soviet-Style Election Ends In Belarus, Protests Begin
  2. White House Calls For New Belarus Vote
  3. 108 Opposition Supporters Detained In Belarus
  4. U.S. Refuses To Accept Belarus Election Result
  5. Belarusian Election A 'Farce,' Observers Say
  6. Lukashenko Re-Elected Belarus President
  7. Opposition Denounces Belarus Election
  8. Exit Polls Give Belarus Imcumbent Lead
  9. As Polling Stations Open, Belarus Braces For Aftermath
  10. Tensions Loom Ahead Of Belarus Vote
  11. Fear Of Violence Ahead Of Belarus Election
  12. Georgian Election Observers Detained In Belarus As Pre-Vote Tensions Mount
  13. Official Minsk Is Preparing For A Coup
• From Neeka's Backlog: Start here and work your way backward and forward. There is too much here to even begin thinking about listing all of it.
• From SCSU Scholars:
  1. Keeping your powder dry and warm
  2. Belarus tries to jumpstart a revolution
• Technorati: Belarus