Photojournalist Syarhey Brushko Chronicled Everyday Life In 1980-'90s Belarus. Not Everyone Approved.

Queueing for milk in Minsk, 1991

Women braving the elements, Homel region, 1992

A girl looks into the window of a children's hospital, 1988.

Ivan Kupala celebrations, Minsk, 1989

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

A protest rally against rising inflation, Minsk, 1991

An inspector collects a torn report, Minsk, 1991.

Teenagers, Minsk, 1992

Villager, Homel region, 1996

Veterans gather in Victory Square, Minsk, 1996