CAN MINSK-2 WORK?
Journal: Current Digest of the Russian Press The
Year: 2016

(By Andrei Lipsky, deputy editor in chief. Novaya gazeta,
 March 23, 2016, p. 11. Complete text:) The efforts aimed at
 resolving the Ukrainian crisis have changed our definition of the
 word Minsk. It’s no longer just a geographic location; it’s a
 symbol, a metaphor. Today, when politicians, diplomats or simply
 politically savvy people say Minsk, most of the time they mean it
 as a political symbol. It is not just a place you travel to as a
 tourist or to visit friends. The Minsk they are tal