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Geography
A brief survey of important geologic features is offered in R.G. Garetsky et al., Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic: A Guidebook, trans. from Russian (1984). Soviet-oriented presentations of many features of physical and human geography concentrating on the mid-20th century are found in these illustrated booklets, all translated from Russian: V.P. Borodina et al., Soviet Byelorussia (1972); Anatoly Stuk and Yuri Sapozhkov, Byelorussia (1982); V. Borushko, Byelorussia: People, Events, Facts (1983); Mikhail Shimansky, Byelorussia (1986); and V. Gulevich and YU. Gurtovenko, Byelorussia: Years of Achievement (1987).
Western publications about Belarus include Nicholas P. Vakar, Belorussia: The Making of a Nation (1956), which includes a survey of traditions and their origins; Ivan S. Lubachko, Belorussia Under Soviet Rule, 1917–1957 (1972), a history of the first half of the Soviet period; Vladimir Seduro, The Byelorussian Theater and Drama (1955), a historical study; and John Sallnow, “Belorussia: The Demographic Transition and the Settlement Network in the 1980s,” Soviet Geography, 28(1):25–33 (January 1987).
History
Vitali Silitski and Jan Zaprudnik, Historical Dictionary of Belarus, 2nd ed. (2007), covers a broad range of topics. Historical background of the later Soviet period is found in Bohdan Nahaylo and Victor Swoboda, Soviet Disunion: A History of the Nationalities Problem in the U.S.S.R. (1990); Vitaut Kipel and Zora Kipel (eds.), Byelorussian Statehood: Reader and Bibliography (1988); and David R. Marples, Belarus: From Soviet Rule to Nuclear Catastrophe (1996).
The period of independence is examined in Jan Zaprudnik, Belarus: At a Crossroads in History (1993); David R. Marples, Belarus: A Denationalized Nation (1999); Margarita Balmaceda, James I. Clem, and Lisbeth L. Tarlow (eds.), Independent Belarus: Domestic Determinants, Regional Dynamics, and Implications for the West (2002); Elena A. Korosteleva, Colin W. Lawson, and Rosalind J. Marsh (eds.), Contemporary Belarus: Between Democracy and Dictatorship (2003); Stephen White, Elena A. Korosteleva, and John Löwenjardt (eds.), Postcommunist Belarus (2005); and Andrew Savchenko, Belarus: A Perpetual Borderland (2009).
The Belarusian elections of 1994 and 2006 are assessed in David R. Marples, The Lukashenka Phenomenon: Elections, Propaganda, and the Foundations of Political Authority in Belarus (2007). Oliver Schmidtke and Serhy Yekelchyk (eds.), Europe’s Last Frontier?: Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine Between Russia and the European Union (2008); and Grigory Ioffe, Understanding Belarus and How Western Foreign Policy Misses the Mark (2008), look at Belarus’s role in Europe.
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- Mikhail Ivanovich Rostovtsev
- David R. Marples
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Profile: Removed literacy rate. | Sep 02, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Official Site of Belarus. | May 06, 2024 | ||
| Link added. | Oct 12, 2023 | ||
| Links added. | Apr 28, 2023 | ||
| Links added. | Jan 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: globalEDGE - Belarus: Introduction. | Jan 02, 2023 | ||
| Updated for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. | Mar 02, 2022 | ||
| Updated for the forced diversion of Ryanair flight FR4978 and the arrest of Roman Protasevich. | May 27, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Interesting Facts for Kids - Interesting Belarus Facts. | Dec 06, 2020 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated prime minister. | Jun 04, 2020 | ||
| Country Profile: Changed spelling of president's name. | Apr 12, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cool Kid Facts - Belarus. | Jan 18, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Interesting Facts for Kids - Interesting Belarus Facts. | Jan 18, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Sep 21, 2018 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated prime minister. | Aug 20, 2018 | ||
| Country Profile: Expanded country profile. | Sep 01, 2017 | ||
| In Economy section, added data chart. | May 13, 2016 | ||
| In People section, added data chart. | May 13, 2016 | ||
| Added locator map to the Introduction. | May 04, 2016 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated prime minister. | Feb 18, 2015 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated form of government. | Feb 18, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Belarus. | Dec 13, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Maps of World - Belarus. | Dec 13, 2012 | ||
| Updated for the September 2012 parliamentary elections. | Sep 24, 2012 | ||
| Country Profile: Added name of head of state and head of government, along with urban-rural, life expectancy, literacy, and GNI per capita statistics. | Mar 08, 2012 | ||
| Country Profile: Changed monetary unit. | Mar 08, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - World - Belarus, Europe. | Oct 10, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Belarus. | Oct 10, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Belarus. | Oct 07, 2011 | ||
| Added photos of Cathedral of St. Sophia in Polatsk, Bela., and of World War II monument, Brest Fortress. | Jun 09, 2011 | ||
| Added photo of Russian cannon at the fortress at Brest, Bela. | Jun 09, 2011 | ||
| Added photograph of Pripyatskiy Zapovednik Nature Reserve. | Jun 09, 2011 | ||
| Updated for the April 2011 metro bombing. | Apr 14, 2011 | ||
| Country Profile: Changed Monetary unit. | Feb 01, 2011 | ||
| History section updated to add the results of the 2010 presidential election. | Dec 20, 2010 | ||
| Changed elevation of highest point from 1,132 to 1,135 feet. | Jul 22, 2010 | ||
| Cultural life section thoroughly revised. | Jun 07, 2010 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Jun 07, 2010 | ||
| Government section thoroughly revised. | Jun 07, 2010 | ||
| History section thoroughly revised. | Jun 07, 2010 | ||
| Introduction thoroughly revised. | Jun 07, 2010 | ||
| People section thoroughly revised. | Jun 07, 2010 | ||
| Economy section thoroughly revised. | Jun 07, 2010 | ||
| Land section thoroughly revised. | Jun 04, 2010 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated area and population figures. | Mar 12, 2010 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated Form of government; updated Official religion. | Oct 20, 2009 | ||
| Geologic time data updated. | Sep 24, 2009 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 08, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Geographic - Travel and Cultures - Belarus. | Apr 16, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jan 04, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Library of Congress - Belarus - Selected Internet Resources. | Aug 08, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Central Intelligence Agency - The World Factbook - Belarus. | Jul 26, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 28, 2005 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 09, 2005 | ||
| Article revised. | May 29, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 24, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |
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