Wednesday, April 08, 2009

18 years – adult Belarusian or old Soviet?

18 years ago in the forests of Belovegskaya Puscha had been sign the treaty about collapse of Soviet Union. 15 countries became independent. One of them was small Belarus. It had been a real high day for people. Here in this Central Europe country 18 years mean adult. Let’s try to understand had Belarus became adult or maybe it became Soviet pensioner?

People in Belarus have been considered all time with a hospitality, good mood and beautiful girls. But last years and moreover in time of world economical crisis all of them (Belarusians) became angry, suspicious and fearful. The main reason of this situation can be just circumstances inside of Belarus.

Look, every day on the TV and in press they see and read that we have no crisis, we Belarusians have a powerful economic, we are the center of calm and prosperity. But then people go at their work-places and see a real situation. Low wages, contracts system of job, fear to visit markets with awful prices, expensive education. They know all of it and can do nothing. You do not have a chance to go to the streets. Because it can became you last day of work, last hour of education, last day of liberty.

In this case people just do their small duty and keep silence.

What in withdraw? Do you remember / know how it had been in USSR: there was the same situation. If you speak you will in jail, if you are disagreeing you will in jail, if you are silent you will in jail to. Nothing changed. People do not want to reverse their life with the years of independence. Maybe in “21“ they will start to drink and will go to future with a wish of changes? But will not it a drunken prank?

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