Natalka Babina

Today mostly associated with the personality of President Lukashenka, Belarus remains a terra incognita for the rest of the world. Babina's surprisingly fresh portrait of today's Belarus celebrates the country's diverse demographics be it business, education, culture or just the way people go about their daily errands.

Natalka Babina created a novel to celebrate the unseen in the country where people had to learn to exist 'backstage'. In