Instructional Video14:29
TED Talks

TED: How to find humor in life's absurdity | Maira Kalman

12th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video5:44
TED Talks

TED: How to be fearless in the face of authoritarianism | Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

12th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video0:53
Curated Video

All of the countries currently on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list

9th - Higher Ed
These were all of the countries on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list in September 2024.Source: LUMEN, The Independent
Instructional Video3:20
Curated Video

Belarus - Geography & Oblasts | Countries of the World

Pre-K - 5th
Learn about Belarus -- a landlocked country in Eastern Europe with 6 regions known as Oblasts -- with this countries of the world song by KLT!
Instructional Video6:22
The Guardian

A Journalist Grapples with the New Reality of Life in Belarus

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video8:29
The Guardian

The Mental and Physical Toll of Police Violence in Belarus

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video5:24
The Guardian

Experience of a Filmmaker Arrested for Documenting Belarusian Elections

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video18:31
Curated Video

Napoleon's Ill-Fated Invasion of Russia: The Campaign of 1812

6th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video14:27
Institute for New Economic Thinking

Erik Berglof: Building a Bridge Between Political And Economic Reform

Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video2:11
Curated Video

Capital punishment is still practised in one European country. Which is it?

12th - Higher Ed
Capital punishment is still practised in one European country, but which is it? We asked people on the streets of Oslo
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Next Animation Studio

E.U. refugee crisis ‘part of Russia’s plan to invade Ukraine’

12th - Higher Ed
Ukraine’s intelligence chief says Moscow created a refugee crisis in Poland to make it harder for Europe to fight back.
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Financial Times

Belarus unrest explained

Higher Ed
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.
Instructional Video4:42
Kult America

Belarus - Victory From The Other Side

Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video1:17
Next Animation Studio

Belarus forcefully diverts flight carrying journalist

12th - Higher Ed
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.
Instructional Video8:27
Ancient Lights Media

The Geography and Culture of Ukraine

6th - 8th
This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Ukraine.
News Clip2:05
Curated Video

Belarus Frees 123 Political Prisoners, Including Opposition Leaders

9th - Higher Ed
Belarus has freed 123 political prisoners, including opposition leaders and a Nobel laureate, in a significant move that has drawn international attention. The release is seen as a rare gesture amid ongoing political repression in the...
News Clip2:29
Curated Video

Belarus frees 123 political prisoners in US deal to lift sanctions

9th - Higher Ed
Belarus has freed more than 100 political prisoners, including a Nobel Peace Prize winner and a prominent opposition figure.
News Clip10:14
Curated Video

Belarus frees 123 prisoners including Ales Bialiatski as US lifts sanctions

9th - Higher Ed
Nobel Peace Prize winner among dozens released as United States removes potash sanctions.
News Clip2:20
Curated Video

Belarus releases political prisoners as U.S. lifts sanctions on potash

9th - Higher Ed
Belarus has freed more than 100 political prisoners, including a Nobel Peace Prize winner, in exchange for sanction relief on Belarusian potash, a U.S. statement said on Saturday.
News Clip2:59
Curated Video

U.S Moves Away From NATO, Russia Arms Belarus With Nuclear Weapons

9th - Higher Ed
A new nuclear frontline rises in Europe as Russia deploys tactical weapons inside Belarus. Lukashenko vows to position nukes across the country. As America steps back from NATO leadership, Moscow fortifies its western flank reshaping...
News Clip2:53
Curated Video

Moscow Counters U.S. Missile Move in Germany with Belarus Nuclear Outpost

9th - Higher Ed
Russia has responded to the United States' deployment of missile systems in Germany by establishing a nuclear outpost in Belarus, marking a significant shift in Eastern Europe’s strategic balance.
News Clip2:43
Curated Video

Lithuania Raises Alert Over Belarus Balloon Smuggling

9th - Higher Ed
Lithuania has declared a state of emergency following a wave of weather balloons entering its airspace from Belarus, which authorities believe are being used to smuggle cigarettes and disrupt civil aviation. The government has labeled...
News Clip4:40
Curated Video

Dictators 'testing the borders of Europe', Belarus opposition leader tells Euronews

9th - Higher Ed
The exiled Belarussian opposition leader says a "quick, bad deal for Ukraine' would endanger the entire security architecture of Europe beyond Kyiv's borders in an interview with Euronews' morning show Europe Today.
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Curated Video

Europe Caught Between Russia & U.S. Amid Missile Deployments

9th - Higher Ed
A new arms race is taking shape in Europe as rising tensions between Russia and the United States trigger fresh missile deployments across the continent. NATO allies are on alert, Moscow is escalating rhetoric, and Europe finds itself...