Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s personal assistant, Stasia Hlinnik, gave a comprehensive interview where she spoke about the national leader, revealing aspects the wider public may not be aware of. Here are some notable quotes:
📌 “Sviatlana takes every story to heart and personally reads everything Belarusians write to her”.
📌 “It took time for me to realize why Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya truly has the right to be called the national leader and president-elect. Well, of course, she is obviously the president-elect. But I only now came to understand why she is the national leader. Because I don’t see such an example of resilience, awareness, and determination in anyone else”.
📌 “Indeed, she can be strict but always to the point. She is demanding but her only demand is for people to fulfill the responsibilities they take on. She is a great manager”.
📌 “Sviatlana could have said at this stage: “Guys, I have done everything I could. What else do you want from me? Leave me alone, I want to take care of my children. I’ve tried, now keep going without me”. But she bears this responsibility. And very skillfully”.
📌 “Everyone says so carelessly that Sviatlana spent ten years being a housewife. She actually spent ten years raising two children, one of whom has special needs. It’s round-the-clock work and hard labor. I sometimes think that these ten years were what prepared her for what she is facing now. I get most irritated when I hear all these stories about cooking and being a housewife. These statements devalue the role of women in anything, which, I hope, will not be the case in the future Belarus. Even if a woman chooses to be a housewife, in the new Belarus, society will not criticize her choice”.
Read Ms. Hlinnik’s full interview at the link.
