What does Belarus mean?

Historically, Belarusians were a branch of Eastern Slavs. At the end of the 9th century, together with the present Russians and Ukrainians, they merged into Kiev Ross, and established the feudal principalities such as Polotsk, Turoff and Pinske. From 13 to14th century, its territory belonged to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Since 1569, it has always belonged to the Lithuanian kingdom of Poland. /kloc-merged into tsarist Russia at the end of 0/8.

The Soviet regime was founded in1917165438+10. From February of 19 18 to February of 1 10/0, most of the territory of Belarus was occupied by German troops. 1 919 65438+1October1,the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic was founded. 1922 65438+joined the Soviet union as a founding country on February 3. 194 1 year, Belarus was occupied by German fascist troops. 1944 June, Soviet troops liberated Belarus. Starting from 1945, Belarus became one of the three member states of the Soviet Union to join the United Nations.

1On July 27th, 1990, the Supreme Soviet of Belarus adopted a declaration of sovereignty. 199 1 On August 25th, 1990, Belarus declared its independence. In the same year 65438+February 65438+September, the country name was changed to Belarus.