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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| Belarus's two official languages are Russian and Belarusian. Minorities also speak Polish, Ukrainian and Eastern Yiddish. Belarusian, although not as widely used as Russian, is the mother tongue of 53.2% of the population, whereas Russian is the mother tongue of only 41.5%. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Belarus," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus#Religion_and_languages#:~:text=Religion%20and%20languages, accessed 4 Aug 2021.</ref> | | Belarus's two official languages are Russian and Belarusian. Minorities also speak Polish, Ukrainian and Eastern Yiddish. Belarusian, although not as widely used as Russian, is the mother tongue of 53.2% of the population, whereas Russian is the mother tongue of only 41.5%. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Belarus," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus#Religion_and_languages#:~:text=Religion%20and%20languages, accessed 4 Aug 2021.</ref> |
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| ==Additional Resources== | | ==Additional Resources== |
| * Vitalʹ Silitski & Jan Zaprudnik, '''''The A to Z of Belarus''''', Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2010 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/a-to-z-of-belarus/oclc/526097785&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | | * Silitski, Vitalʹ and Jan Zaprudnik. ''The A to Z of Belarus.'' Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 2010. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/526097785 WorldCat]. |
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| == References == | | == References == |