Russification of Belarus

Russification of Belarus is a policy of suppressing the use of the Belarusian language and the presence of the Belarusian culture and mentality in various spheres of Belarusian public life by corresponding Russian analogs.

Quotes

 * I can speak Belarusian, although my brain operates in Russian due to circumstances. There is no practice, because our language has been purposefully destroyed since the mid-1990s.
 * Nadzeya Astapchuk, Belarusian shot putter, bronze medalist of the 2008 Olympic Games, world and European champion in the TUT.BY comment, June 2020.


 * This language  is only ours. No other country has this language. And this is how our language was committed by our government, this is a crime. I believe this crime will still need to be investigated.
 * Siarhei Tsikhanouski, political activist and contender for the Belarusian presidency, Homiel. Picket to collect signatures of presidential candidate Tsikhanouskaya. P. 1. 29:26 // Live broadcast on YouTube, May 2020.