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  Belarus - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
On December 8, 1991, the leaders of Russia (Boris Yeltsin), Ukraine (Leonid Kravchuk), and Belarus (Stanislav Shushkevich) republics met in Belarus, in Belavezhskaya Pushcha, to issue a declaration that the Soviet Union was dissolved and replaced by the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Belarus borders Poland and Lithuania on the west, Russia on the east, Ukraine on the south and Latvia on the north.
These historical symbols were adopted as the symbols of the Belarus National Republic and as the official national symbols of the Republic of Belarus from the time it got its independence in July 1991 and until the Referendum of 1995.
open-encyclopedia.com /BY   (974 words)

  
 Belarus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Belarus (Belarusian: Белару́сь, Biełaruś, Russian: Белару́сь (formerly: Белору́ссия), Polish: Białoruś) is a landlocked nation of Eastern Europe with the capital Minsk.
Belarus borders Poland on the west, Lithuania on the northwest, Latvia on the north, Russia on the east, and Ukraine on the south.
Belarus is the only country in Europe to be barred from full membership in the Council of Europe and to be identified by the United States as an "outpost of tyranny."
www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Belarus   (1219 words)

  
 Belarus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Historically, in English, Belarus was sometimes referred to as "White Russia" or "White Ruthenia", a literal translation of its name.
In English, Belarus and Belarusian are the common terms: they refer to the historical connection with the people known as Rus' that predated Russians, Ukrainians or Belarusians.
At the higher administrative level, Belarus is divided into 6 voblasts and one municipality (horad, i.e., "city"); the latter one is the capial of Belarus.
www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/b/be/belarus.html   (673 words)

  
 List of cities in Belarus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The table lists notable cities and towns of Belarus.
Please keep in mind that the English orthography/transliteration is not stable, especially because of recent russification in Belarus, therefore many places are known under their Russian names.
For example, in older texts one might see "Ostrovets", "Gomel", "Grodno", "Borisov", etc. Therefore here are Belarusian Cyrillics and Łacinka name versions (the first ones), transliteration from Belarusian Cyrillics using Russian transliteration rules, transliteration from Russian, and sometimes from the Polish language, since these spellings may be encountered elsewhere.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_cities_in_Belarus   (151 words)

  
 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Historically, in English, Belarus was sometimes referred to as "White Russia" or "White Ruthenia", a literal though not entirely correct translation of its name (see White Russia).
In modern Belarus, Lukashenka's official historians ignore BNR and the date of the independence proclamation, but democratic opposition and simple Belarusians celebrate March 25 every year both, publicly and in private.
During the rule of the current administration in Belarus there were several cases of persecution, disappearance and mysterious deaths of prominent opposition leaders and independent journalists.
www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=Belarus   (1050 words)

  
 Babruysk Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is a large city in Belarus with a population of approximately 227,000 people (data of 2000).
Babrujsk is one of the oldest cities in Belarus.
The city lay in ruins; while the population had been 84,107 in 1939, it was down to 28,352 following the war.
popularityguide.com /encyclopedia/Babruysk   (1138 words)

  
 History of Belarus Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Historically, in English languageEnglish, Belarus was sometimes referred to as "White Russia" (a literal though not entirely correct translation of its name) or "White Ruthenia".
The present SlavsSlavic population of Belarus settled there between the 6th and the 8th century.
Belarus is a republic governed by a Leaders of BelarusPresident and a bicameral Parliament (National Assembly or ''Natsyyanal'ny Skhod'').
www.echostatic.com /History_of_Belarus.html   (1254 words)

  
 Belarus (08/05)
Belarus was the site of the Union of Brest in 1597, which created the Greek Catholic Church, for long the majority church in Belarus until suppressed by the Russian empire, and the birthplace of Thaddeus Kosciuszko, who played a key role in the American Revolution.
The Council of the Republic is the house of territorial representation.
Belarus was previously a recipient of assistance under the U.S. Defense Department's Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program, whose objective is to reduce the threat posed to the United States by weapons of mass destruction remaining on the territory of the former Soviet Union, by promoting denuclearization and demilitarization and preventing weapons proliferation.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5371.htm   (6230 words)

  
 Belarus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
"Belarus" is also spelled "Belorussia", "Byelorussia", and in other ways, in English language but the present government prefers "Belarus".
Belarus has an area of 207,600 sq km, making it slightly smaller than the state of Kansas.
Belarus has several natural resources including forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, and clay.
usapedia.com /b/belarus.html   (254 words)

  
 Belarus - free-definition
In 1569 the duchy became part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth under the kings of Poland.
In the Second World War, Belarus was occupied by Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1945.
Belarus declared independence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1990, and became a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States in 1991.
www.netlexikon.akademie.de /BY.html   (858 words)

  
 Belarus Information - TextSheet.com
The Republic of Belarus is a landlocked nation of Eastern Europe with the capital Minsk.
Some Belarusians perceive the name "Byelorussia" as derogatory, as a vestige of Russian and Soviet imperialism and policies of russification.
In English, Belarus and Belarusian are the common terms: they refer to the historical connection with the people known as Ruś that predated Russians, Ukrainians or Belarusianss.
www.medbuster.com /encyclopedia/b/be/belarus.html   (672 words)

  
 List of cities in Belarus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The table lists capitals of major administrative divisions of Belarus.
For example, in older texts one might see "Ostrovets", "Gomel", "Grodno", "Borisov", etc. Therefore we are giving transliterations both from Belarusian (the first one) and Russian languages, and sometimes from the Polish language, since these spellings may be encountered elsewhere.
Minsk (Miensk) (capital of Belarus and Minsk region)
www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/List_of_cities_in_Belarus   (168 words)

  
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Historically, in English, Belarus was sometimes referred to as "White Russia" or "White
Rus', notably in the principality of Polatsk in modern-day northern Belarus.
Belarus is primarily inhabited by Belarusians, and some
en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/Belarus   (775 words)

  
 History of Belarus (Great Litva)
Napoleon was defeated by the vastness of Russian territory and the skill of Russian Field Marshal Kutuzov in the Battle of Borodino near Moscow, Russia.
On the 19 August, 1991 the BSSR was renamed to the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus in the middle of the XVIII c.
www.belarusguide.com /as/history/history.html   (2509 words)

  
 Belarus : BY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Belarus : BY A new page based on the new template is being worked on at Talk:Belarus/Temp, please make any changes you want to make on that page.
"Belarus" is also spelled "Belorussia", "Byelorussia", and other ways, but the present government prefers "Belarus".
Historically Belarus was sometimes referred to in English as "White Russia".
www.findword.org /by/by.html   (490 words)

  
 JewishGen FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Reel-by-reel listing of all microfilms of passenger lists.
The passenger list microfilms are available at the National Archives in Washington, and portions are available at the various Regional Archives.
Listings of these records (over 5,000 reels microfilmed as of 1985) were published in Avotaynu and The Encyclopedia of Jewish Genealogy.
www.jewishgen.org /infofiles/faq.html   (8228 words)

  
 Flowers-to-Russia.com
Cities in Ukraine we provide delivery of flowers to: Kiev (Kyiv), Odessa, Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Mariupol, Lugansk, Nikolaev, Kherson, Krivoy Rog...
Cities in Belarus we provide delivery of flowers to: Minsk, Gomel, Mogilev, Brest, Grodno, Polotsk, Vitebsk...
Cities in Lithuania we provide delivery of flowers to: Vilnius, Klaipeda, Siauliai, Kaunas, Visaginas, Silute, Mazeikiai...
www.flowers-to-russia.com   (580 words)

  
 ABM -- Belarusian History          
Certainly, the Republic of Belarus must have friendly relations with all of her neighbors, and not be dependent upon any one of them.
Chief among the events of this period was the exploitation of WWII by the USSR (Russia) and Poland in destroying and dividing Belarus and Belarusians.
Seventy-five percent of the destructiveness of the disaster fell on Belarus.
www.belarus-misc.org /bel-hist.htm   (3123 words)

  
 ABM -- Introduction to Belarus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Republic of Belarus is a country that has seldom in its history been politically independent.
However, because of past military and political domination of Belarus by its neighbors, such influences on its culture have been quite detrimental to the identification of the population with a national character.
Belarus is a land-locked country in eastern Europe, surrounded by Poland to the west, (and continuing clockwise) Lithuania and Latvia to the west and north, the Russian Federation to the north and east, and Ukraine to the south.
misc.home.by /bel-one.htm   (1270 words)

  
 Belarus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Belarus''' (Belarusian languageBelarusian: ''Белару́сь'', Russian (language)Russian: ''Белару́сь'' (formerly: ''Белору́ссия''), Polish languagePolish: Białoruś'') is a landlocked nation of Eastern Europe with the capital Minsk.
, and the only one in Europe to be named on the United States' "outposts of tyranny/" list.
Close relations with Russia, possibly leading to a political union, color the pattern of economic developments.
www.infothis.com /find/Belarus   (1175 words)

  
 Belarus and the Origin of Slavs - Little of Belorussian & Slavic History
Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration; Belarus has agreed on the framework for implementation of the accord.
Belarus has seen little structural reform since 1995, when President LUKASHENKO launched the country on the path of "market socialism." In keeping with this policy, LUKASHENKO reimposed administrative controls over prices and currency exchange rates and expanded the state's right to intervene in the management of private enterprise.
In addition to the burdens imposed by high inflation and persistent trade deficits, businesses have been subject to pressure on the part of central and local governments, e.g., arbitrary changes in regulations, numerous rigorous inspections, retroactive application of new business regulations, and arrests of "disruptive" businessmen and factory owners.
slavs.freeservers.com /Belarus.html   (1137 words)

  
 The Virtual Guide to Belarus
Our page on Belarusian History contains a list of major dates in the history of Belarus, short accounts of Belarusian history written by various authors, pages about important historical documents and events, historical maps of Belarus, Belarusian heraldry page and other history related information.
If you are looking for the information related to a particular city in Belarus - whether its Belarusian capital or a small town - this is the place to start.
Since lots of folks are requesting info on their family roots in Belarus, we include here information about the kind of documents, on-line communities and organizations that could be useful to get information for your genealogical search.
www.belarusguide.com /main   (569 words)

  
 List of places   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Lists of places in a state or city
List of localities (Victoria), Local Government Areas of Victoria, and Counties of Victoria
List of places known as 'the Venice of something'
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/list_of_places   (134 words)

  
 World Rail Transit List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cities are listed by name of the central or principal city of the urban area, according to (the latin alphabet rendition of) the local name.
A version of this list, complete with source citations and notes is under development.
Nakhodka, Maritime Territory; TB (not listed in WTE 2000)
home.cc.umanitoba.ca /~wyatt/rail-transit-list.html   (2275 words)

  
 ABM -- General Books about Belarus, including History - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Belarus: A New Country in Eastern Europe, by Uladzimir Novik; English translation by Ales Kudrautsau; Prepared at the initiative of the international association, Belfrance, Technalohija Publishers, Mensk, Belarus, 1994; 66 pages.
Belarus: At a Crossroads in History, by Jan Zaprudnik, Westview Press, Boulder, CO, 1993, ISBN 00-8133-1749-0 (pbk.); Westview Press is currently a division of Harper Collins (to order: 1-800-822-4090)
From the book jacket: "Belarus, although frequently overlooked in the West, is a country critical to the development of the post-Soviet states and to Europe as a whole.
www.belarus-misc.org /bel-bhst.htm   (3658 words)

  
 Belarus
Belarus (Belarusian: Белару́сь, Biełaruś; Russian: Белару́сь (formerly: Белору́ссия)) is a landlocked nation of Eastern Europe with the capital Minsk.
Belarus: At a Crossroads in History Jan Zaprudnik
Contemporary Belarus: Between Democracy and Dictatorship Elena Korosteleva, Colin W. Lawson and Rosalind J. Marsh
creekin.net /n17-belarus.html   (1196 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Belarus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration.
Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place.
Still, the economy continues to be hampered by high inflation, persistent trade deficits, and ongoing rocky relations with Russia, Belarus' largest trading partner and energy supplier.
www.odci.gov /cia/publications/factbook/print/bo.html   (1175 words)

  
 List of cities in Belarus -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The table lists capitals of major administrative divisions of (A landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet) Belarus.
The major division is called " (Click link for more info and facts about voblast) voblast", the minor is " (Click link for more info and facts about raion) raion", translated as "region" and "district", respectively.
(A port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France) Brest, Bieraście (capital of region)
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/L/Li/List_of_cities_in_Belarus.htm   (920 words)

  
 Belarus hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Europe, by All-Hotels(tm)
Belarus hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Europe, by All-Hotels(tm)
To help you find a hotel, we have divided Belarus into 3 cities.
From Belarus, you are just one click away from hotel listings.
www.all-hotels.com /europe/belarus/home.htm   (275 words)

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