Timothy Snyder's new take on Eastern European history is now available to listen to in Belarusian. VIDEO
The full lecture by renowned American scholar Timothy Snyder, delivered on June 27, 2025, at the Vienna Museum, has appeared in Belarusian with an excellent voiceover by Kupalauski actor Oleg Garbuz on the YouTube channel of the Belarusian Institute of Public History.

Timothy Snyder with Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in 2023. Photo by the Office of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya
How are the ancient world, Scythians, Vikings, Balts, and Slavs intertwined in the history of Belarusian lands? Why do authoritarian regimes seek justification in the "frozen past"? How is history connected to the national? How is Belarus becoming a crossroads of cultures, myths, and global flows? Are Belarusians descendants of Vikings?
The renowned American historian Timothy Snyder attempted to answer these and other questions during this lecture.
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