VIRGINIA — Memorial Day is regarded as the most somber of the nation’s patriotic holidays, despite the picnicking, camping, and road-tripping associated with the unofficial start to summer.

For many, many years in a row, starting with the first referendum, after which the national flag was torn from the “presidency” on Karl Marx Street and torn to pieces, propaganda has been working ...

Every year on March 25, Belarusians organize rallies, marches, concerts and other events in honor of Freedom Day. For more than 30 years, actions took place in Minsk and other cities, even when it was ...