A biography for Alexander Lukashenkohasn’t been written yet.
“I understand reform to mean the perfection of what previous generations have already done. I'm not an advocate of destroying, 'kroshat,' and then selling like they do in Russia. That's how we can prevent the wild corruption in our state like they have in the other post-Soviet states.”
“An authoritarian style of rule is characteristic of me, and I have always admitted it.”
“My position and the state will never allow me to become a dictator, but an authoritarian ruling style is characteristic of me.”