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''[[Europe]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]Belarus'' | {{Belarus-sidebar}}''[[Europe]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]Belarus'' | ||
Guide to '''Belarus ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. | Guide to '''Belarus ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. | ||
=== '''Getting Started with Belarus Research''' === | === '''Getting Started with Belarus Research''' === | ||
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[[Image:Belarushis.jpg|thumb|right|280px]] Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north. To read more about Belarus see [https://https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bo.html The World Factbook] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus Wikipedia]. For centuries the lands of modern-day Belarus belonged to several ethnically different countries, including the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. After the short-lived Belarusian People’s Republic (1918–19), Belarus became a republic of the Soviet Union. Belarus attained its independence in 1991. | |- | ||
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Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north. To read more about Belarus see [https://https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bo.html The World Factbook] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus Wikipedia]. For centuries the lands of modern-day Belarus belonged to several ethnically different countries, including the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. After the short-lived Belarusian People’s Republic (1918–19), Belarus became a republic of the Soviet Union. Belarus attained its independence in 1991. | |||
=== Jurisdictions (also see Governates and Voivodeships) === | === Jurisdictions (also see Governates and Voivodeships) === | ||
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*Brest Province | *Brest Province | ||
*Homyel' Province | *Homyel' Province | ||
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=== Did you know? === | === Did you know? === | ||
[[Image:Minsk.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Minsk | [[Image:Minsk.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Minsk]] | ||
*The official name of Belarus is the ‘Republic of Belarus | *The official name of Belarus is the ‘Republic of Belarus | ||