With levity and profound insight, artist Maira Kalman reflects on life, death, dinner parties, not knowing the right answers, the joys of eating a hot dog from a street vendor and more. This talk, interwoven with her delightful...

How do you stand up to authoritarianism? And what does it mean to be "fearless"? In this powerful talk, housewife-turned-politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya describes her unlikely bid to defeat Belarus's long-time autocratic leader in...

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel, as we explore the world’s most powerful heavy-lift helicopters, from the massive Mi-26 to the advanced CH-53K King Stallion. Fluctus is a website and YouTube channel dedicated to sea geeks. Whenever...

These were all of the countries on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list in September 2024.Source: LUMEN, The Independent

Learn about Belarus -- a landlocked country in Eastern Europe with 6 regions known as Oblasts -- with this countries of the world song by KLT!

Ksenia has been a journalist for Belarus state television for over 30 years. In the protests following the disputed, 2018 presidential election, she is injured and hospitalized. In this video, she describes her experience and talks with...

In this video, Belarusian psychologist Alexei Zarybov interviews people about what they experienced and how they are feeling after violent crackdowns against protesters in the country. Their responses are overwhelmingly frustrated and...

Maksim is a Belarusian filmmaker who was making a documentary about taxi drivers during the country's 2018 elections. President Alexander Lukashenko claimed a sixth term in a widely disputed election. In the ensuing chaos, Maksim was...

This video provides a detailed historical account of Napoleon's ill-fated invasion of Russia in 1812, highlighting the strategic, logistical, and political challenges faced by both sides. It explores the complex interactions between...

Since it's release in late 2013, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's Transition Report "Stuck In Transition" has generated a lot of attention for its compelling and provocative conclusions about the...

Capital punishment is still practised in one European country, but which is it? We asked people on the streets of Oslo

Ukraine’s intelligence chief says Moscow created a refugee crisis in Poland to make it harder for Europe to fight back.

The FT's Europe editor Ben Hall looks at why protesters are putting pressure on Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko to step down after 26 years in power - and why neighbouring Russia is key to the country's future.

Belarus is said to be a backwards hermetic dictatorship full of people who hate the west and live in a third world standard, I was curious if its perception was true so I decided to get a visa and go. I actually wanted to visit the...

A Ryanair plane headed from Greece to Lithuania was diverted to Belarus on Sunday, where a dissident journalist who had been aboard was then seized.

This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Ukraine.