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Russified BelarusABC News
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Belarusians are experiencing a new wave of Russification as Moscow expands its economic, political and cultural dominance to overtake the identity of its neighbor.
Russia under the czars and in the era of the Soviet Union imposed its language, symbols and institutions on Belarus .
With the demise of the USSR in 1991 , Belarusian briefly became the official language, with the white-red-white national flag replacing a version of the red hammer and sickle.
But all that changed in 1994 , after Alexander Lukashenko , a former Soviet collective farm official, came to power.
A half-million people fled Belarus after the disputed 2020 election gave the authoritarian leader a sixth term.
The Kremlin quickly realized the danger and began the process of creeping Russification in Belarus .
Censorship and bans affect not only contemporary Belarusian literature but also its classics.
Four cities in Belarus now host a “ Russia House” to promote its culture and influence.
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