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b'For more than two decades, Belarus existed in an equilibrium of quiet authoritarianism. If the government\\u2019s repressions didn\\u2019t directly touch them, most Belarusians tolerated them. But over the course of 2020, the country\\u2019s history and identity, which never much interested a majority of people who lived there, became something they would sacrifice their lives for.\\n\\nSarah A. Topol explores the battle over a political mural in a public park in Minsk and considers the future of Belarus. As a remarkable campaign of defiance against an increasingly totalitarian regime, the mural is an emblem of strength and a call for change \\u2014 but to what end?'