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Belarus - dictatorship extent of citizen comments Belarus reversed. Those who have never been in the country for which is said to be the last dictatorship in Europe asking us why we go. They, in turn, were assured us that there would tidier and more organized state. Finally, what we saw we liked. If dictatorship, then look is largely citizens
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