Photojournalist Syarhey Brushko's black-and-white photos depict everyday life in Belarus during the 1980s and '90s. To read more about Brushko's life and work, click here.
Photojournalist Syarhey Brushko Chronicled Everyday Life In 1980-'90s Belarus. Not Everyone Approved.
![Queueing for milk in Minsk, 1991](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-9895-08dca0e5d1c9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Queueing for milk in Minsk, 1991
![Women braving the elements, Homel region, 1992](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-8d67-08dca0e5c674_cx0_cy1_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Women braving the elements, Homel region, 1992
![A girl looks into the window of a children's hospital, 1988.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-6ecb-08dca0e5d16b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A girl looks into the window of a children's hospital, 1988.
![Ivan Kupala celebrations, Minsk, 1989](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-3b7b-08dca0e5da80_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ivan Kupala celebrations, Minsk, 1989
![The first anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, Minsk, January 24, 1989](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-bf12-08dca0e5c675_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The first anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, Minsk, January 24, 1989
![A railroad carriage car converted into housing, Minsk region, 1990](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-6d3e-08dca0e5e8eb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A railroad carriage car converted into housing, Minsk region, 1990
![A protest rally against rising inflation, Minsk, 1991](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-51e1-08dca0e5efa1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A protest rally against rising inflation, Minsk, 1991
![An inspector collects a torn report, Minsk, 1991.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-90b5-08dca0e5e89b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An inspector collects a torn report, Minsk, 1991.
![Teenagers, Minsk, 1992](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-bd63-08dca0e5e1b5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Teenagers, Minsk, 1992
![Villager, Homel region, 1996](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-f16f-08dca0e5e19b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Villager, Homel region, 1996
![Veterans gather in Victory Square, Minsk, 1996](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-f126-08dca0e5e904_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Veterans gather in Victory Square, Minsk, 1996