Staunton, June 17 – No Russian is surprised to learn that Soviet-era archives are more accessible in Belarus, which the West routinely calls “the last dictatorship in Europe,” than they are in Russia, a reflection of underlying weaknesses in Russian society that mean it will not become part of Europe for at least a generation, […]
‘No Russian is Surprised KGB Archives More Open in Belarus than in Russia,’ Kirilenko Says
July 4, 2014