Whitewashed: Church Mural Of Soviet Military Defeat Painted Over By Belarusian Authorities

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Whitewashed: Church Mural Of Soviet Military Defeat Painted Over By Belarusian Authorities

In late 2022, a report on Belarus’s state-funded media singled out the mural in the Soly church, accusing it of “inciting national and religious hatred.” The report also claimed priests of the church “do not care about saving souls, but about returning western Belarus to Poland.”

The painting had reportedly previously been covered up by Soviet authorities, then was revealed and re-sanctified after the fall of the U.S.S.R.

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