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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, Russia and the Ukraine.<br>Often the 'playground' of stronger powers, the Eastern European lands that comprise Belarus were partitioned and divided up by stronger countries since 1772.<br>During World War I and World War II, Belarusian lands were crossed by German and Russian armies. | 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, Russia and the Ukraine.<br>Often the 'playground' of stronger powers, the Eastern European lands that comprise Belarus were partitioned and divided up by stronger countries since 1772.<br>During World War I and World War II, Belarusian lands were crossed by German and Russian armies. | ||
[http://neatnik2009.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/poland-lithuania-1569.jpg Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569]<br> | |||
[http://www.stratfor.com/image/polish-lithuanian-commonwealth Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth] [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEnglish_map_of_Poland_XVIII_century.png <br>Map of Poland XVIII Century (in English)]<br> | |||
[http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/pdf/eng/poland_partitions-eng_large.pdf Partitions of Poland 1772-1795]<br> | |||
[http://www.belarusguide.com/images/maps/belarus1882.jpg Belarus (as a part of Russia) 1892]<br> | |||
[http://www.belarusguide.com/as/map_text/m1918-20.html Belarus 1918]<br> | |||
[http://www.belarusguide.com/as/map_text/m1918-20.html Belarus 1918] | |||
[http://www.belarusguide.com/as/map_text/m1918-20.html Western Belarus 1921-1939]<br> | |||
[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] | ||
Revision as of 17:57, 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, 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.
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Map of Poland XVIII Century (in English)
Partitions of Poland 1772-1795