Previously, this was not, says entrepreneur Vladimir Romanovich, which produces notebooks, sketchbooks and fridge magnets with Belarusian-shirts.

According to Vladimir Romanovich, he ordered a batch of notebooks, where the covers had to be mention of the Battle of Orsha and the inscription "Be a Belarusian, whether winner" with a picture of Pahonia:

"This is not my first order in Vitebsk Publishing. But today I got a call the employee and said that there is a problem with notebooks. I went to sort out. The office was also deputy director of the printing house - unfortunately, I did not ask his name. Our conversation took place is this: he asked me if I had children, and said that he also is. Therefore, they say, he does not want problems. After all, we have an alliance with Russia, and that is ON, it does not know, and all this to the Belarusian history is irrelevant. And he does not want to make an "situation" - but what exactly is not explained. Said he advises me to print the notebook in Smolensk."

Vladimir Romanovich also pointedly said: "We were called out". To find out where to call and was there any phone call at all, Vladimir Romanovich himself went to the ideological department of the Executive Committee:

"There were surprised. In my experience, there no indications in the printing press did not give. But was told that influence the management of the company can not, that it itself has the right to decide what to print and what is not. Unless advised to change the design a little - maybe a different version of a printing house and satisfy."

The dealer said that to change the design more thoroughly thought. What happened in the printing, he said misunderstanding and excessive reassurance Deputy Director of the danger is unknown. Online shop for a long time Belarusam.by offers various stationery items with inscriptions of Belarusian and Belarusian symbols, and so far nothing like that has happened. However, in Smolensk print their products Vladimir Romanovich disagree categorically: "I want the money to stay here, in Belarus. And this is my principled position."

Radio Liberty