The protest movement in Belarus: evolution, technology, symbols
https://doi.org/10.48137/2074-2975_2021_2_5
Abstract
The evolution, technologies, and symbols of the protest movement in Belarus in 2020 are yet another confirmation of the multi-level nature of modern crises. Given the constant importance of internal problems (the grassroots level), the determining factor in the destabilization of the situation were the interests of external actors (the upper level), who used high-tech resources to moderate the behaviour of large masses of people. The article examines the dynamics of protest moods in the Republic of Belarus from the late 2019 to February 2021. The chosen chronological period has allowed us to study three main phases of the protests: the preparatory stage, the «surge» stage, and the process of fading, which is dangerous for turning into a «fire in the swamp». The main information and communication resource that allows us to identify technological practices of destruction, which were largely transferred to the Russian soil at the end of January 2020, became the opposition Telegram channels (primarily the NEXTA platforms).
About the Author
E. G. Ponomareva
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Relations of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PONOMAREVA Elena G. – Professor, Doctor of Political Science, professor of Comparative Politics Department
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Review
For citations:
Ponomareva E.G. The protest movement in Belarus: evolution, technology, symbols. Обозреватель–Observer. 2021;(2):5-28. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/2074-2975_2021_2_5
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