Originally developed from a lecture course on the foundations of Belarusian mentality, The Code of Absence brings together Valancin Akudovič’s reflections on Belarus, its history, and its place in the modern world.

Written in the aftermath of the dramatic changes that shaped independent Belarus, the book explores a central question: why did the country arrive somewhere so different from the hopes and expectations of the early 1990s? Part philosophical essay and part cultural analysis, it is Akudovič’s personal attempt to answer that question.

Language: Belarusian
Cover: softover
Number of pages: 198
Place of publication: Poland