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When did the Belarusian government "allow" Svetlana Alexievich to return to Belarus after her self-imposed exile?

  • 2011

  • 2013

  • 2015

  • 2017

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The Belarusian government allowed Svetlana Alexievich to return to Belarus after her self-imposed exile in 2011. The author had been living in Germany since 2000 after receiving death threats from the government. Her books, which are critical of the government, have been banned in Belarus. Alexievich returned to Belarus to attend the opening of the National Library of Belarus.
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