Belarusians Ready To Get Rid Of Ghoul

In fact, there is one person standing in the way of democratic changes in the country.

In most of the former Soviet republics, contrary to the expectations of the perestroika intelligentsia, after the collapse of the USSR, not a democratic, but an autocratic or oligarchic system of power was formed.

An oligarchy was established in Russia by the mid-90s, which at the beginning of the 2000s turned into Putin's autocracy. In Ukraine, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, an oligarchic system was formed back in the 90s. In Georgia, autocracy was briefly replaced by democracy and then by oligarchy. In Armenia, the oligarchic system is now shaken, but the prospects for democracy are still dim. In the rest of the post-Soviet republics, with the exception of the democratic Baltic countries, there are typical dictatorial (autocratic) regimes.

It will be easier for Belarus to form a democratic system of power than for Russia and even Ukraine. Unlike Russia, it lacks centuries-old imperial traditions justifying authoritarian rule by the immense size of an empire that must be kept under control. Unlike Ukraine, an oligarchy capable of corrupting and subjugating any initially democratic government has not formed in Belarus.

In fact, there is one person standing in the way of democratic changes in the country, and that’s Lukashenka. The dictator is a stone tied to the neck of Belarus, dragging a potentially European state to the bottom (I wrote about this in detail in the previous posts). Belarusians, judging by the latest events, have understood this, and are ready to get rid of their ghoul.

Igor Eydman, Facebook