17 October 2000 MINSK–When former Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail Chyhir resigned in November 1996, the average wage in Belarus was around $100. Today it is less than $65. That is something Chyhir likes to stress in his current campaign in the country’s parliamentary elections. But when voters in the Minsk district where Chyhir is running went to the polls on […]
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