Foreigners correlate us with Russians so much that in many languages the name of our country is literally translated into “White Russia”. The only way to get back the respect from other nations is to show how unique our language is and how different and independent from Russians our people are. If such changes are implemented, other countries will respect and support Belarus for being able to get rid of Russia’s powerful influence.
As giving back the lost power to the Belarusian language will make relationships with other countries better, support an independent status of the state and strengthen Belarusians’ attachment to the country and the nation, the Belarusian language should become the only state language of the Republic of Belarus in the closest future. The first possible step is to translate the school program into Belarusian because if young generations of Belarusians are raised in their mother tongue, they will use it in their everyday life when they grow up.
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