It’s strange—I was sure I’d written about this song, but it turns out that amidst a series of events, I simply forgot.
I was familiar with the Belarusian band NIZKIZ by name, but I hadn’t really listened to them. A year ago, after the events in Belarus, some of their songs started to resonate with me and found their way into my playlist. The song “Правілы” (“Rules”) is clearly dedicated to what happened in the summer of 2020. The official music video makes this absolutely clear (The music video for this song disappeared from YouTube after almost all the band members were imprisoned by “the most fair court in the world.”) And in this combination of sound and visuals, the song tears at your soul even more deeply.
I’m proud of Belarusians!
