Григорий Азаренок о месте Беларуси в многополярном мире
Выступление телеведущего Григория Азаренка (Беларусь) на Глобальной конференции по многополярности (29.04.2023).
Belarus and multipolarity
Good day, dear attendees. I would like to greet you from Minsk, the capital of the Republic of Belarus. Thank you for the opportunity to present at such a respectable and meaningful conference. I apologize for not being able to participate in it in person and having to present my report through this recording.
Belarus is in the center of Europe. It is at the crossroads of the Western and Eastern civilizations. For centuries our land has experienced the advantages of its position: being the junction, the center of the famous trade route "from the Varangians to the Greeks", which was beneficial for the development of commerce and the dialogue of cultures. However, these advantages were seriously offset by our land becoming the focus of historical, cultural, and geopolitical confrontations.
The Belarusian land started off as one of the centers of the East Slavic, Orthodox civilization. Three Saint Sophia Cathedrals - in Kiev, Novgorod, and Polotsk - were the centers of our first empire. Bishop Cyril of Turov gave sermons that are rightfully considered masterpieces of elocution, philosophy, and theology to this day: they have become the foundation of our worldview.
Yet over the centuries we have always been the first ones to face Western cultural, economic and, often, military expansion. Powerful Catholic Poland served as the fire and sword of the West and the conduit of its ideas to the East for many centuries. The first blow of such expansions was always taken by the Orthodox population of the Belarusian lands. This led to our people deliberately identifying themselves as "the locals". When the elite betrayed their ancestral faith in favor of the szlachta nobility's liberties, these very people preserved their identity in the Orthodox brotherhoods and folk customs and rituals.
This peculiar national temperament helped us make the right choice in changing times. Let me remind you that when globalism triumphed, when the forces of darkness were at the peak of their power, we were the first to choose the path of true independence and opposition to globalism, of an alliance with Russia, when only the lazy were not mocking it. That happened when we elected President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko. We were then the first in Europe, we drove out Soros and all his structures, completely destroyed the net of American-British influence and raised the banner of anti-globalism in our region.
In May 2021, our President defined our geopolitical position as the New Eurasia's outpost. The first fortress standing in the way of the enemy. We have been playing the role of a breakwater under the most difficult circumstances under a barrage of repeated color revolution attempts involving the full range of Western psychological, informational, and technological capabilities for three decades. That is why I am convinced that the Belarusian experience of nation building is not only useful but essential for our increasingly multipolar world.
I would like to remind you of the way the Belarusian model proved itself during the pseudo-pandemic orchestrated by the globalists. Under the colossal pressure we did not stop a single factory, we did not lock a single person up in their apartment, we did not engage in forced vaccination, we did not impose a “muzzle regime”, our Church did not board up church doors, which was perceived as a challenge by the globalist elite who tried to destroy us.
We have been consistent in our support for the Russian Federation's special military operation on informational, diplomatic, and other levels.
The President of Belarus says - Do as I do. We can see the immense strength of the Belarusian state in preserving our people's traditions, prioritizing the state planned economy and the unconditional will of our leader. He said: "The world is tired of the American noose". We shall remove this noose from humanity's neck, the ideas of evil, death of man and humanity, fascism and its cult of murder and cruelty cannot flourish in God's world, and the Republic of Belarus will remain an indestructible Brest Fortress standing in the way of these dark forces.
May the memory of the murdered Daria Dugina, Maxim Fomin, and other present-day martyrs and heroes of God's army live on forever. Thank you, dear participants.
