A day in the history of (post)-Soviet Belarus

I cannot say that the presidential elections in Belarus last Sunday were a disappointment to me. Such an outcome was predictable – it was another boring day in the history of post-Soviet Belarus.

Yet, the glimmer of hope has not completely faded. True - the protests on the streets of Minsk cannot match those in Ukraine and Georgia, and most of the analysts do not see how they can result in the change of regime in Belarus. But they have happened – thousands of people have come out to protest... in a country which has been living in fear for the last decade.

The only thing that does disappoint me, is how unbelievable is the prospect of any changes in Belarus. Is this country condemned to the next 7 years of stagnation, isolation and mute oblivion?