How to be fearless in the face of authoritarianism | Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Prevoditelj: Gordan Prakiš Recezent: Sanda Liker

On August 12, 2020,

12. kolovoza 2020.

two groups of girls went out to protest in Minsk,

dvije grupe djevojaka su protestirale u Minsku,

the capital city of Belarus.

glavnom gradu Bjelorusije.

They put on white clothes

Obukle su bijelu odjeću

and went barefoot out into the street.

i bosonoge pošle ulicom.

In the morning,

Ujutro

some went to Komarovskiy Market in the center of town.

su neke otišle do tržnice Komarovskiy u centru grada.

Later that day,

Kasnije toga dana

the other group gathered with flowers

druga grupa se okupila sa cvijećem

at the eternal flame under the victory monument.

kod vječnog plamena ispod spomenika pobjedi.

They stood together holding hands,

Stajale su zajedno držeći se za ruke

and they started to sing the Belarusian lullaby,

i počele pjevati bjelorusku uspavanku,

waiting for the police cars to arrive.

čekajući da se pojave policijska vozila.

They knew the police would pick them up just like that:

Znale su da će ih policija uhititi samo tako:

barefoot with flowers in their hands,

bosonoge sa svijećem u rukama

that they would take them to the police station,

i povesti u policijsku postaju,

beat them up and try to humiliate them.

tući ih i pokušavati poniziti.

And yet they did it anyway.

Ali svejedno su to napravile.

This year, something changed in Belarus,

Ove godine nešto se promijenilo u Bjelorusiji,

a country of more than nine million people

zemlji sa preko 9 milijuna stanovnika

that has been ruled by an authoritarian leader since 1994.

kojom vlada autoritativni vladar od 1994.

These young women were protesting the latest rigged election result,

Ove mlade djevojke su protestirale zbog posljednjih namještenih izbora

which had taken [place] just a few days earlier.

koji su se zbili samo nekoliko dana ranije.

Their small expressions of protest very quickly expanded

Njihov mali protest se ubrzo proširio

into massive, peaceful, women-led demonstrations

u masivne, miroljubive demonstracije vođene ženama

all across the country.

diljem države.

Within just a few days,

U samo nekoliko dana

a few hundred thousand people took to the streets

nekoliko stotina tisuća ljudi izišlo je na ulice

and demonstrations have continued ever since,

i demonstracije su nastavljene sve od tada,

the likes of which Belarus has never seen before.

i to takve kakve Bjelorusija još nije vidjela.

All this despite the fact

Sve to usprkos činjenici

that the president proclaimed himself reelected

da se predsjednik proglasio ponovno izabranim

and that more than 10,000 people have been detained,

i da je preko 10 000 ljudi uhićeno,

hundreds tortured

stotine mučeno

and at least six killed.

i najmanje šestero ubijeno.

Many people wonder why the people of Belarus are speaking up now.

Mnogi ljudi se pitaju zašto narod Bjelorusije sada progovara.

What makes them keep taking to the streets

Što ih goni da izlaze na ulice

despite unprecedented police violence,

usprkos policijskom nasilju bez presedana,

despite state lawlessness?

usprkos državnom bezakonju?

The answer I hear the most

Odgovor koji najčešće čujem

is that people have become fearless,

je to da su ljudi postali neustrašivi

and it's something we have become together.

i to je nešto što smo zajednički postali.

Because fear is the province of one.

Strah je provincija jednog.

It feeds on isolation.

Hrani se izolacijom.

It doesn't discriminate:

Ne diskriminira:

men, women, children, elderly --

muškarci, žene, djeca, stariji -

all of us can feel fear,

svi mi možemo osjetiti strah,

but only as long as we are on our own.

ali samo kada smo prepušteni sami sebi.

Fearlessness takes two.

Za neustrašivost je potrebno dvoje.

It only works if and when we show up for each other.

Funkcionira jedino onda kada smo jedno uz drugo.

Show up so that your neighbor,

Pokaži se tako da tvoj susjed,

your colleague, your friend has courage.

tvoj kolega, tvoj prijatelj ima hrabrosti.

And they will do the same for you.

I oni će to isto učiniti za tebe.

A lot has been made of my own role in the presidential election

Puno se pričalo o mojoj ulozi u predsjedničkim izborima

of August 2020.

u kolovozu 2020.

How I stepped in to run for my husband, Sergei, when he was jailed

Kako sam iskoračila da bih se borila za svoga muža Sergeija kada je zatvoren

and it became clear that the authorities would deny him his chance to run himself;

i postalo je jasno da mu vlasti neće dozvoliti da se sam natječe;

how I rightfully won the election

o tome kako sam s pravom pobijedila

and became the elected leader of a democratic Belarus,

i postala izabrani vođa demokratske Bjelorusije,

but the official results only gave me 10 percent of the vote

dok su mi službeni rezultati dali samo 10 posto glasova

and I was forced into exile with my children;

i prisiljena sam otići u progonstvo sa svojom djecom;

how I still fight for those who voted for me

o tome kako se još borim za one koji su me izglasali

and whose voice the regime wants to steal;

i čije glasove režim želi preoteti;

how "fearless" I am.

o tome kako sam "neustrašiva".

But there were many moments when I was frightened,

Ali bilo je mnoštvo trenutaka kada sam bila prestrašena

and I wanted to step down.

i željela odstupiti.

I was threatened

Prijetilo mi se

and forced to believe that I'm alone in this fight.

i tjeralo da mislim kako sam sama u ovoj borbi.

And yet the more cities I visited,

Ali što sam više gradova posjećivala,

the more people showed up for the rallies,

što se više ljudi okupljalo na skupovima,

the less fear I had.

osjećala sam sve manje straha.

And then in the days before the election in Minsk,

I, tada, u danima prije izbora u Minsku,

60,000 people came to show their support for me,

60 000 ljudi se okupilo kako bi me podržalo

and I was no longer afraid.

i više se nisam bojala.

I never wanted to do any of this.

Nikada više ne želim ništa od toga ponoviti.

I was never overly political,

Nikada nisam bila previše politična

and I never planned to run for office.

i nikada se nisam planirala natjecati za vlast.

I wanted to be a mom and a wife.

Željela sam biti majka i žena.

But by fate and the will of my people,

Ali zbog sudbine i želje moga naroda

I was elevated to this position.

postavljena sam na ovu poziciju.

And I accept this with a sense of duty and pride.

I prihvaćam to s osjećajem obveze i ponosa.

I will not give up.

Neću odustati.

And I will show up for people, because they show up for me.

I bit ću tu za ljude jer su oni tu za mene.

Our courage is born from unity.

Naša hrabrost se rađa iz jedinstva.

Our solidarity is our strength.

Naša solidarnost je naša snaga.

I also now understand that being fearless is a commitment.

Sada također shvaćam da je biti neustrašiv opredijeljenost.

It is a decision you make every single day.

To je odluka koju donosite svakog dana.

It is a responsibility you take --

To je odgovornost koju preuzimate -

responsibility for one another.

odgovornost jedni za druge.

In this regard, I'm no different from my fellow Belarusians.

U tom smislu nisam nimalo drugačija od mojih Bjelorusa.

Their support is tangible.

Njihova podrška je opipljiva.

Their solidarity grows in progression.

Njihova solidarnost progresivno raste.

When there are two of you,

Kada vas je dvoje,

you are daring.

postajete odvažni.

When you're 100, you are brave.

Kada vas je 100, postajete hrabri.

When there are thousands of you,

Kada vas je na tisuće,

you are fearless.

postajete neustrašivi.

And once you are tens of thousands,

A kada vas ima na desetke tisuća,

you become invincible.

postajete nepobjedivi.

Thank you.

Hvala.