Fundamentals of Modern Belarusian

Authors

Christian Marchant, Brigham Young University
Dr. Michael Kelly, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Belarusian, Europe, Belarusian language, literature

College

Humanities

Department

German and Russian

Abstract

The Republic of Belarus, located in the very heart of Europe, is a relatively unknown country to many westerners. Belarus has an important role in the political future of Europe. Belarus is located in the geographic center of Europe and is a major corridor for energy transport. The country is the only dictatorship remaining in Europe, and with the recent expansion of the European Union, it will now lie directly on its eastern border. Any traveler visiting Belarus would benefit greatly from a knowledge of Belarusian, yet there is a striking absence of any material in English about the Belarusian language. Frustrated by the absence of a thorough English description of Belarusian grammar, I undertook to write a guide to the Belarusian language myself.

Recommended Citation

Marchant, Christian and Kelly, Dr. Michael (2013) "Fundamentals of Modern Belarusian," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 789.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/789