Category: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 images This article describes the history of Belarus. ... State motto: Belarusian: Пралетарыі ўсіх краін, яднайцеся! Translation: Workers of the world, unite! Capital Minsk Official language Belarusian, Polish, Russian and Yiddish (before WWII) Established In the USSR:  - Since  - Until January 1, 1919 December 30, 1922 August 25, 1991 Area  - Total  - Water (%) Ranked 6th in the USSR 207,600 km² negligible Population  - Total   - Density... Belarusian coat of arms The current form of the National Emblem of Belarus (Belarusian: Дзяржаўны герб Рэспублікі Беларусь, Ru: Государственный герб Республики Беларусь) was adopted in a referendum in 1995. ... Polish Autonomous Districts were created in the Soviet Union republics of Belarus and Ukraine in an attempt to live up to the postulate of the Leninism about the rights of nations for self-definition. ... Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic This flag was adopted by the Byelorussian SSR on December 25, 1951. ... map of the Belarusian National Republic, 1918 National motto: None Official language Belarusian Capital Minsk, Currently in Exile National anthem Vajacki marÅ¡ Chairperson of the Rada Ivonka Survilla Independence  - Declared  - Forced into Exile Treaty of Brest-Litovsk March 25, 1918 January 5, 1919 The Belarusian Peoples Republic (Belarusian: Белару́ская Наро́дная Рэспу́бліка, eng. ... The Union of Grodno of 1432 was one of the acts of the Polish-Lithuanian Union. ... The term Polish-Lithuanian Union refers to a series of acts and alliances between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania that lead to the creation of the Republic of Both Nations in 1569 and eventually to creation of a unified state in 1791. ... Battle of Vedrosha was one of the greatest battles in the medieval history of Russia. ... The Smolensk War was a conflict fought in the years 1632- 1634 between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Muscovy. ... Grand Duchy of Lithuania Butigeidis (Budzikid) was the Grand Prince of Lithuania 1285 – 1291. ... The Battle of Polonka took place near Polonka during the Polish-Russian War (1654-1656) on June 28, 1660 between Polish-Lihuanian and Russian forces. ... 19th-century proposed coat of arms for a Polish–Lithuanian– Ruthenian Commonwealth. ... The Wilno Uprising of 1794 began on April 22, 1794 during which Polish forces led by Jakub JasiÅ„ski fought with Russian forces occupying the city. ... The Milograd culture (also spelled Mylohrad, also known as Pidhirtsi culture on Ukrainian territory) is an archaeological culture, lasting from about the seventh century BC to the first century AD. Geographically, it corresponds to present day southern Belarus and northern Ukraine, in the area of the confluence of the Dnieper... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Principality of Polatsk (Belarusian: Полацкае княства ,Russian: Полоцкое княжество ) is a medieval principality of the Early East Slavs, one of the constituent principalities within the Kievan Rus. ... The name Belarusian Marseillaise (Belarusian: ) has been used to refer to two Belarusian patriotic songs. ... The Battle of Pabaiskas, also known as the Battle of Vilkomir, took place on September 1, 1435 near UkmergÄ— in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. ... Coat of arms of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic The Byelorussian SSR emblem was used as the coat of arms of the Soviet Socialist Republic until the fall of the Soviet Union. ... Ivan Olshanski (Lithuanian: Jonas AlÅ¡Ä—niÅ¡kis, died in or after 1402) is the first known and undisputed member of the princely Olshanski family. ... Combatants Poland Bolshevist Russia Commanders StanisÅ‚aw Szeptycki Unknown Strength 14,000 Unknown Casualties Unknown heavy Operation Minsk refers to the Polish offensive and capture of Minsk from the Bolshevik control in 1919. ... The Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic was a formal document issued by the Supreme Soviet of Belarus to assert their independence from the Soviet Union. ... Coat of Arms of Vilna Governorate (1845 - 1915) Vilnа Governorate (Russian: , Vilenskaya guberniya) was a governorate (guberniya) of the Russian Empire created after Third Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1795 and attached to the Northwestern Krai. ...