Lukashenko Was Unexpectedly Named "Mother"
- 26.08.2026, 9:42
A scene of self-humiliation by female officials at the ruler's palace.
Another guided tour for select guests took place at the Palace of Independence. This time, according to the pro-government press, women from the Minsk Region visited the site.
“Lukashenko often emphasizes the enormous role of women in the life of society and the state, and the Belarusian leader’s famous saying that ‘women are the most important’ has long since become a catchphrase,” reports BelTA.
And, without mincing words, it explains how female officials from the Minsk Region made it into the “inner sanctum”:
“Therefore, it comes as no surprise that the doors of the Palace of Independence are wide open to Belarusian women from all over the country. Let us recall that tours here are conducted by personal order of the head of state. This year, representatives of the Belarusian Women’s Union approached the ‘president’ with a request to visit the palace.
Of course, there was no question of refusal, especially during the Year of the Belarusian Woman. So Alexander Lukashenko gave his fellow citizens yet another gift.”
His fellow citizens from the Minsk Region did not remain in debt. The flood of thanks turned into a contest of servility and self-humiliation.
“Today the sky over Minsk is gray and the weather is rainy, but our delegation from the Belarusian Women’s Union in the Minsk Region is in a festive mood. Today is a unique day; we have touched a miracle, the pride of our country. We are grateful to our ‘president,’ who declared 2026 the Year of the Belarusian Woman and invited us to experience this miracle—the Palace of Independence,” — said Svetlana Katovich, deputy director of OJSC “Soligorsk Poultry Farm.”
And the chairwoman of the Belarusian Union of Women, Olga Shpilevskaya, took the opportunity to share her views on the role of Belarusian women: “Our women are represented in all spheres: agriculture, industry, the financial sector, the military, and the social sector. All of this is the Belarusian woman. And today, there are no tasks that are beyond her capabilities.
The harvest season is currently underway, and women are also taking part in the battle for the harvest. All legislation in the country is adopted with women in mind, to create conditions that allow them to balance motherhood and a career. And this is what makes Belarusian women special—they are capable of anything while remaining incredibly kind.”
Shpilevskaya also explained why many Belarusian women reportedly want the Year of the Belarusian Woman to continue indefinitely: “The number of people wanting to visit the Palace of Independence isn’t getting any smaller. Women who have been here generously share their impressions, and we at the Belarusian Women’s Union receive quite a few letters asking us to keep this going.”
But it seems that the director of RUE “Volozhin Housing and Utilities,” Yulia Sechko, who is convinced that “for any woman, for any modern leader, coming here to disconnect from current problems and witness this splendor is very important.”
“I’m proud of my country. I’m proud of our ‘president’—he’s a man who loves his country like his own child. And I always say that our president loves his country the way a mother loves her child. You can see it in his eyes. When a mother talks about her children, her expression changes. And when our ‘president’ speaks about his country, he has the same expression. It means a great deal that we’re invited into the heart of the country, that every person matters to the ‘president.’”
You can’t get inside someone else’s head, so let’s not speculate on how sincere the female officials from Minsk are in their flattery.
The fact remains that the Palace of Independence, built with Belarusian taxpayers’ money, has definitively become one of the regime’s propaganda tools. Those who paid for it still have to “earn” the right to enter.
And once inside, you must publicly grovel before the person who deigned to let you in for a tour.
And you must beg for the “State Woman of the Year” award to be extended so that other “distinguished” Belarusian women also have a chance to thank Lukashenko “for making their dreams come true.”
Artem Sinitsyn, “Solidarnast”