@misc{Codogni_Paulina_(1978–_)_Symbols_2024,
 author={Codogni, Paulina (1978– )},
 editor={Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences},
 copyright={Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license},
 address={Warszawa},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2024},
 language={eng},
 abstract={The protests that erupted in August 2020 in Belarus constituted the largest public outcry against the authorities since the beginning of the state’s establishment. Their distinguishing feature was their participants’ unprecedented use of symbols of defiance. From the first days, protesters stood out for a high level of awareness of the use of symbols and skilful adaptation of historical and cultural references. They resorted to borrowing symbols previously used at home or abroad, using collective memory and producing their own system of symbolism. Belarusian society emerged from the protests signifi cantly weakened. Protest leaders either ended up in penal colonies or had to flee abroad. Internationally, however, the reaction of Belarusians has transformed their image. Before August 2020, they were judged subservient and passive. After that, they revealed themselves as a tenacious and creative nation.},
 type={Text},
 title={Symbols of the Belarusian Resistance after the 2020 Presidential Election},
 URL={http://rcin.org.pl./Content/243494/WA303_280532_A453-SzDR-59-3-SI_Codogni.pdf},
 volume={59},
 number={3},
 journal={Studia z Dziejów Rosji i Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej},
 publisher={Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk},
 keywords={Lukašenka, Alaksandr Ryhoravič (1954- ), Belarus - politics and government - 1991-, Belarus - social conditions - 1991-, government, resistance to - Belarus - 1991-, civil resistance, protest, symbols of protest, presidential elections (Belarus ; 2020)},
}