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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.
-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 trampled 'play toy' of stronger powers, the Eastern European lands that comprise Belarus were partitioned, divided up and overtaken by stronger countries from 1772 until well after Word War II.
 During World War I and World War II, Belarusian lands were crossed by German and Russian armies.
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 [http://www.belarusguide.com/as/map_text/m1942-44.html Belarus during Word War II]
-===== Gubernias, Governates, Provinces and Voivodeships - Historical Maps** =====
+===== Gubernias, Governates, Provinces and Voivodeships - Historical Maps**  =====
 [http://starye-karty.litera-ru.ru/karty-grodnenskaya_guberniya.html ''Grodno 1821'']
 [http://starye-karty.litera-ru.ru/karty-kovenskaya_guberniya.html ''Kovno 1876''] - Hard to read
 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilna_Governorate#mediaviewer/File:Lithuania-1867-1914-EN.svg Lithuanian Governates 1867-1914]
 [http://starye-karty.litera-ru.ru/karty-minskaya_guberniya.html ''Minsk 1821'']
 [http://starye-karty.litera-ru.ru/karty-mogilevskaya_guberniya.html ''Mogilev 1821'']
 [http://starye-karty.litera-ru.ru/karty-novgorodskaya_guberniya.html ''Novogrudok 1821'']
 [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0c/Vilensk.jpg Vilna Governate 1897]