The Photos The Belarusian KGB Doesn't Want You To See

Baptism by photographer Natallya Ablazhey

Owl chicks by photographer Natallya Ablazhey

Conscripts in Barysau in the Minsk region participate in the mandatory watching of the news program called "Panorama" on state-run TV. Photo by Syarhey Gudzilin

Workers handle the remains of German soldiers killed in World War II near the Belarusian village of Shchatkava. Photo by Vasil Fyadosenka

Marriage in an Orthodox church in Myadzel by photographer Uladzimer Nikalaychyk

A mother arrested during antigovernment protests awaits information on the whereabouts of her son. Photo by Tatsyana Zyankovich

Tennis player Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark jokes around during a charity match against Belarusian tennis player Victoria Azarenka. Photo by Viktar Drachou

Two people try on hats at a street market in the village of Khvayensk, about 270 kilometers south of Minsk. Photograph by Viktar Drachou

Performers at a neon show in Minsk. Photo by Natallya Ablazhey

Students at a military school in Minsk Oblast after taking the cadet's oath. Photo by Aleh Rubchenya

Former presidential candidate Uladzimer Nyaklyaeu campaigns in December 2010. Photo by Henadz Mazhayka

Husky dogs hunting a boar by photographer Alyaksey Matsyushkou.

A play is performed at the Minsk Academy of Arts. Photo by Alena Zhukava

Police disperse antigovernment protests in Minsk in December 2010. Photo by Syarhey Gapon

Horses graze in a field near the village of Navasyolki. Photo by Alyaksandr Vasyukovich

Candles illuminate graves in the village of Baruny in western Belarus. Photo by Alyaksandr Vasyukovich

The morning Minsk-Brest train by photographer Viktar Baykouski.

At the National Arts Museum in Minsk during an exhibition by artist Barys Zaborau. Photo by Vyachaslau Tsuranau

A woman tries to hear what her relative in a police bus is saying following an antigovernment protest in Minsk. Photo by Vasil Fyadosenka

Portrait of author Uladzimer Arlou by photographer Andrey Lyankevich

A wash with a water cannon on Islach River. Photo by Uladzimer Nikalaychyk

A tense moment in a football match between Dynamo Brest and Dynamo Minsk in Brest Stadium. Photo by Viktar Baykouski

Christmas decorations are silhouetted on a TV screen in a Minsk nightclub during President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's New Year's address to the nation. Photo by Dzmitry Klyapitski

A woman on a farm takes a rest after harvesting wheat on a sunny day in the village of Yuryeva, north of Minsk. Photo by Viktar Drachou