15-17 August 1969, history’s most iconic rock festival took place. The festival was named the Woodstock Music & Art Fair. The festival was to be held in Woodstock in New York. However, the festival was moved to a dairy farm in Bethel (New York state). 25,000 participants were expected for the festival. Probably about…
In Belarus, Svetlana Tikhanovskaja, who probably won the presidential election in 2020, has been sentenced to a long prison term for high treason and conspiracies to seize power. Svetlana chose to go into exile in Lithuania during the protests that followed the election. Svetlana Tikanovskaja Her husband Sergei Tikanovsky was one of the leaders…
The Peace Prize for 2022 was divided among 3 winners. One of the award winners was Ales Bialiatski. The Belarusian democracy campaigner could not be there himself during the peace prize ceremony in Oslo. The reason was that he had been arrested. Alleged to be an instigator in connection with the protests after the…
Several European media have gained access to a Russian document which tells in detail about the plans to take over and incorporate Belarus into today’s Russia. Similar plans also exist for Ukraine, Moldova, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia. This is Russian imperialism. Started with Ukraine According to the document, Russia should have full control of…
We write 20 February today. The thoughts go back to 20 February 2014 when some green men with no distinguishing marks on their uniforms eventually took control of the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine. A little later, Crimea was annexed by Russia. It was the start of Europe’s biggest conflict after World War II. Shortly…
The 1969 Ice Hockey World Cup has gone down in history as the most legendary. There are two reasons for this. It is the most even championship of all time and it was the two games between the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia. In the end, the Soviet Union became world champions, Sweden number 2…