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The country of Belarus contains lands that were at one time a part of multiple countries, duchies and commonwealths including: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Poland, The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Russian Empire, Russia and the Ukraine. | The country of Belarus contains lands that were at one time a part of multiple countries, duchies and commonwealths including: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Poland, The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Russian Empire, Russia and the Ukraine. | ||
Often the 'playground' of stronger powers, the Eastern European lands that comprise Belarus were partitioned and divided up by stronger countries since 1772. | Often the 'playground' of stronger powers, the Eastern European lands that comprise Belarus were partitioned and divided up by stronger countries since 1772. | ||
During World War I and World War II, Belarusian lands were crossed by German and Russian armies. | During World War I and World War II, Belarusian lands were crossed by German and Russian armies. | ||
===== Historical Maps ===== | ===== Belarus - Historical Maps ===== | ||
[http://neatnik2009.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/poland-lithuania-1569.jpg Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569]<br> | [http://neatnik2009.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/poland-lithuania-1569.jpg Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569]<br> | ||
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[http://www.belarusguide.com/as/map_text/m1942-44.html Belarus during Word War II] | [http://www.belarusguide.com/as/map_text/m1942-44.html Belarus during Word War II] | ||
[http://www.radzima.net/maps/wojewodztwo-wilenskie/wojewodztwo-wilenskie-1928-mapa-wielka.jpg Wilno ( | ===== Governates and Voivodeships - Historical Maps ===== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilna_Governorate#mediaviewer/File:Lithuania-1867-1914-EN.svg Lithuanian Governates 1867-1914] | |||
[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0c/Vilensk.jpg Vilna Governate 1897] | |||
[http://www.radzima.net/maps/wojewodztwo-wilenskie/wojewodztwo-wilenskie-1928-mapa-wielka.jpg Wilno (Vilna/Vilnius) Voivodeship 1928] | |||
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Revision as of 18:43, 26 December 2014
The country of Belarus contains lands that were at one time a part of multiple countries, duchies and commonwealths including: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Poland, The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Russian Empire, Russia and the Ukraine.
Often the 'playground' of stronger powers, the Eastern European lands that comprise Belarus were partitioned and divided up by stronger countries since 1772.
During World War I and World War II, Belarusian lands were crossed by German and Russian armies.
Belarus - Historical Maps[edit | edit source]
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Map of Poland XVIII Century (in English)
Partitions of Poland 1772-1795
Belarus (as a part of Russia) 1892
Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic 1940
Governates and Voivodeships - Historical Maps[edit | edit source]
Lithuanian Governates 1867-1914
Wilno (Vilna/Vilnius) Voivodeship 1928