Belarusian People's RepublicW
Belarusian People's Republic

The Belarusian People's Republic (BPR), or Belarusian National Republic (BNR), historically referred to as the White Ruthenian Democratic Republic, was a failed attempt to create a Belarusian state on the territory controlled by the German Imperial Army during World War I. The BNR existed from 1918 to 1919.

Rada of the Belarusian People's RepublicW
Rada of the Belarusian People's Republic

The Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic was the governing body of the Belarusian People's Republic. Since 1919, the Rada BNR has been in exile where it has preserved a vestigial existence among the Belarusian diaspora as an advocacy group promoting support to Belarusian independence and democracy in Belarus among Western policymakers. As of 2020, the Rada BNR is the oldest existing government in exile.

Belarusian Democratic Republic 100th Jubilee MedalW
Belarusian Democratic Republic 100th Jubilee Medal

The Belarusian Democratic Republic 100th Jubilee Medal is a medal awarded in 2018 by the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the republic in 1918. The medal has been awarded to more than 180 activists, politicians and researchers in Belarus and abroad.

Belarusian People's RepublicW
Belarusian People's Republic

The Belarusian People's Republic (BPR), or Belarusian National Republic (BNR), historically referred to as the White Ruthenian Democratic Republic, was a failed attempt to create a Belarusian state on the territory controlled by the German Imperial Army during World War I. The BNR existed from 1918 to 1919.

First All-Belarusian CongressW
First All-Belarusian Congress

The First All-Belarusian Congress was a congress of Belarusian political organisations and groups held in Minsk in December 1917. The congress gathered 1872 delegates from all regions of Belarus and was violently dispersed by Bolshevik military.

Vaclau LastouskiW
Vaclau Lastouski

Vacłaŭ Justynavič Łastoŭski was a Belarusian critic, historian of literature, and politician.

Slutsk uprisingW
Slutsk uprising

The Slutsk uprising or the Slutsk defence was an unsuccessful armed attempt to establish an independent Belarus. It took place in late 1920, near the end of the Polish-Soviet War, in the region of the town of Slutsk. It involved a series of clashes between irregular Belarusian forces loyal to the Belarusian People's Republic and the Soviet Red Army, ending in a Soviet victory.

Vajacki maršW
Vajacki marš

Vajacki marš was the national anthem for the short-lived Belarusian Democratic Republic that existed in 1918. Currently, the government of the Belarusian Democratic Republic, Rada BNR, exists in exile.

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Paval Zhauryd

Paval Zhauryd was a Belarusian military commander.