The author of "Unfinished Nation Building in Belarus and the 2006 Presidential Election" (Ioffe, 2007, this issue) responds to a critical assessment of that paper in a preceding comment (Marples, 2007) . His rejoinder emphasizes the importance of cultural sensitivity in the interpretation of mass (versus elite or academic) attitudes in Belarus and of selecting appropriate benchmarks for the evaluation of change. 15 references. Journal of Economic Literature, Classification Numbers: O18, P20, Z00.