Welcome to Belarus! It’s been its own nation for a short while but, has still managed to form its own unique identity. With a population of 9,477,918, it’s located in Eastern Europe. Belarus borders five countries: Ukraine to the south, Russia to the northeast, Lithuania to the northwest, Poland to the west and Latvia to the north. Today I want to explain the national identity of Belarus in a few words. First, the concept of national identity was created as a replacement of religion as a way to keep people together in nations. National identity is represented as a combination of language, race and the borders of the country. Many different people who have their own takes on the definition of national identity, but I think Anthony Smith (1991) explains it the best. He believes that there are five fundamental features of national identity: historic territory/homeland, common myths/historical moments, common public culture, common legal rights and a common economy...