Belarus

Basic Information
Capital city: Minsk
Brief Timeline
Pre-1918: Russian Empire (Grodno, Minsk, Mogilev, Vilna, and Vitebsk guberniyas)1918: Short-lived Belarusian National Republic proclaimed as Russian Red Army establishes communist rule
1921: The Treaty of Riga divides Belarus between Poland & Soviet Russia
1922: Byelorussian SSR becomes a founding member of USSR
1941-1944: Byelorussian territory occupied by Nazi Germany; immense destruction and loss of life
1944: Soviet Red Army expels German forces
1990: Belarusian becomes the official state language
1991: Belarus declares independence following Soviet Union collapse
Maps and Gazetteers
Belarus 1882
Russia in Europe North 1908
Russia in Europe South 1908
Genealogy Links
Belarus National Archives
Researching Russian Roots
Belarusian Genealogy
Jewish Community in Belarus
Belarus GenWeb
Belarus Surnames and Placenames
Belarus Revision Lists
Societies and Organizations
East European Genealogical Society
Zhurtavannie Bialaruskaj Shliachty (ZBS) Association of the Belarusian Nobility
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