Kalinovski Square # 2 of 10 - English susbtitles

Video Title :	Kalinovski Square # 2 of 10 - English susbtitles
Description :	Kalinovski square is an "underground" documentary about a suppressed people fighting for their freedom. The starting point of this documentary, takes place in Minsk - the capital of the former Soviet Republic of Belarus, which often is referred to as the last dictatorship in Europe! In March 2006 a rigged president election was arranged, so the "dictator", Alexander Lukaschenko, was re-elected with 82 % of the votes. Independent observers have estimated Lukashenko could merely win 40 % of the votes due to massive propaganda and oppression. Since Lukasheko's presidency started in 1994, he has turned Belarus into a more dictatorian country based on a Soviet style authoritarian leadership. In much of Belarus, the notion that the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 is not valid, the Soviet Union just diminished and gradually turned into present day Belarus - much of the Soviet system and mentality goes on in the country. Unlike Russia, the country didn't undergo any remarkable transition from plan economy to market reforms, thus avoiding to much chaos and instability in society, but the price has been an increasing lack of personal freedom and economic development. Thus the young generation got enough of corruption, plan economy, censorship, state harassment, lack of hope and arbitrary use of state intervention by the secret police, which still goes by their old name: the KGB! For the first time the people were brave enough to defy the regime on a large scale and show their resentment towards the president, led by the young generation in the so called "jeans revolution" for freedom. This documentary is Yuri Chashchevatsky's most celebrated film and follows a long-standing and personally dangerous conflict with the Lukaschenko regime. A conflict, in which independent journalists and system critics have been jailed, killed or disappeared in mysterious ways, as the regime regards basic human rights, such as freedom of the speech, press and assembly etc., as Western hypocrisy. Thus Belarus is the only European country denied a membership to the Council of Europe, due to its massive repression - even Russia is a member! The plot of the documentary tries to uncover the primitive and ugly mechanisms of a dictatorship, but also brings hope by letting the young generation of Belarus come to word. They dream of a future Belarus, where the government doesn't fear its own people nor the opposite situation, in which the people fear its own government. The style of the documentary is much inspired by Michael More's funny and ironic distance, of criticizing the government, as seen in his famous documentary - Fahrenheit 9/11 -. However, at the same time, Kalinovski Square tries to give an explanation to the underlying reasons why Europe's last dictatorship withstands from within. The movie is a discovery to what many people in the West takes for granted, and what people in other countries must fight for to achieve - good governance based on the rule of law, freedom and democracy. The movie gives an insight into one of the most isolated countries in Europe, in which a "cold civil war" is raging against the part of the population who urge for change. A country which evidently will appear more frequently on the news bulletin in the coming years, as the economic decline will increase and the people's desire for freedom will increase. The documentary's finest quality assurance, comes from the committee of censorship in the Republic of Belarus, as they banned the documentary. Even to posses the documentary is a crime against the state, and is punishable in Belarus. Language: Belarusian and Russian but with English subtitles. Director producer: Yuri Chashchevatsky Another great documentary about Belarus, also available on Youtube, is 'A lesson of Belarusian'. It follows a group of young activist who with peaceful means, fight to end a corrupt and brutal dictatorship in their country. The documentary follows them in the time up to and during the rigged presidential re-election in 2006. The movie can be seen at the same profile or search for 'A lesson of Belarusian' at Youtube.
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Rating :	4.26
Keywords, Tags :	Belarus Minsk Lukashenko Hviderusland documentary freedom communist jeans kolkhoz solkhoz plan Беларусь vitebsk да́ча КГБ NKVD ФСБ president parlament democracy dictatorship tyrant tyranny НКВД Народный Комиссариат Внутренних Дел Narodnyy Homo Sovieticus
Video Length :	9 : 0

Comments :

It's the same a shitta everywhere... corrupt, rich basturds spoonfeeding the kids and branding the hides of the cattle! NOW, "THE GROUP," take the chess game to near space!

если вы нехотите жить,как грязная Европа-go lukasrenko.

and that is the only one opposition village of bielaruss....su fuck the western propaganda!!! go lukashenko

Nu zhe vi, davaite osvabadite pressa!

fuckin komunist..

homo sovieticus are terrible...

I agree with Kaz024. Looking at your comments and your site, I definitely agree that your are trying to make a joke of Stalin and communism. You do it quite well, even your video with your right arm raised and the Soviet anthem. It's quite dark in the room, so the viewer can only question if your fist is closed or open. The Nazi greeting was with an open fist. In that way, your are making a direct link between Nazism and Communism, that is brilliant. The viewer is left questioned.

I am not a National Socialist. I am a Marxist-Leninist Stalinist and so is the Stalinist League of Australia. I am not making a joke of Stalin or of the communist movement. It you capitalists who are the joke. Stop killing people, idiot.

From your profile,you have earlier stated that you believe in Stalinism due to having lived at a farm run by socialist principles. That's ok. Try to imagine a society where your collective farm(Kolkhoz)is the entire society. There is one politburo controlling all activities and Kolkhozs from the top.You are not allowed to decide very much at your farm, the top has already done this for you.If you disagree you cannot apply for a new job, due to the state has all jobs in society! That's Stalinism!

That isn't true. The people elect the top and the top gets elected based on a programme. The top then implements that programme. That programme is supported by the people because they voted for it by voting for the people who are now on the top.