Scenarios about 'Belarus'
A landlocked Eastern European nation that gained independence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Belarus has maintained close political and economic ties with Russia while experiencing periods of authoritarian governance under Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled since 1994. In alternate history scenarios, Belarus often serves as a geopolitical flashpoint between Russian and Western spheres of influence or as a potential site for different post-Soviet development trajectories.
What If Minsk Implemented Different Economic Reforms?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Belarus pursued market liberalization rather than state-controlled economics after the Soviet collapse, potentially transforming the nation into an Eastern European economic success story.