Gosnell, Kelvin. The
Former Soviet States: Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova. Millbrook Press,
1992.
This book describes the history of
Belarus and the problems facing the country since independence.
Levy, Patricia. Belarus.
Marshall Cavendish, 1998.
Part of the Cultures of the World
Series, this book for children is full of colourful pictures of life in
Belarus.
Marsden, Philip. The Bronski
House. Flamingo (an imprint of HarperCollins), 1996.
The author accompanied poet Zofia
Ilinska to the Belarusian village where she had spent her childhood. This
novelistic account gives a sense of the rhythm of life in the late 19th
and early 20th centuries and the impact of the Russian Revolution and two
world wars on the area.
Zaprudnik, Jan. Belarus: At a
Crossroads in History. Westview Press, 1993.
An in-depth historical and social
commentary by a historian and native Belarusian. It details the complex
past of the country and then analyses the challenges now facing the republic.
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