N.R.M. is a rock band from Minsk, Belarus, founded in 1994. They are arguably the most popular rock band in the country. They perform in the Belarusian language, and are a rallying point for political opposition to the Belarusian government, despite a performance ban. Biography The band grew out of a previous group, Mroja (which means "dream" or "vision"), and N.R.M. stands for "The Independent Republic of Dream" (?????????? ?????????? ???? in Belarusian). Their music tends toward melodic hard rock with witty and often indirectly political lyrics. The band's albums and publicity materials generally use the ?acinka alphabet, the Belarusian version of the Latin alphabet that was widely used alongside Cyrillic prior to the establishment of the Soviet Union. Like several other bands that sing in Belarusian, they have expressed their opposition to President Alexander Lukashenka, although they have never mentioned him by