In the 5th century A.D., Belarus (also known as White Russia) was colonized by east Slavic tribes. Kiev dominated it from the 9th to 12th century. After the destruction of Kiev by the Mongols in the 13th century, the territory was conquered by the dukes of Lithuania, although it retained a degree of autonomy.
At this time, trade was controlled by Poles and Jews, and most Belarusians remained peasants " poor and illiterate. After the Partitions of Poland (1772, 1793 and 1795"96), Belarus was absorbed into Russia and faced intense Russification policies. During the 19th century, Belarus was part of the Pale of Settlement, the area where Jews in the Russian Empire were required to settle, so Jews formed the majority in many cities and towns.
The Republic of Belarus declared its independence from the USSR on Aug. 25, 1991. The reform-minded Stanislav Shushkevich became head of state and, along with Russia and Ukraine, Belarus was one of the original signatories to the treaty establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States.
The national flag of Belarus is a red and green flag with a white and red ornament pattern placed at the flagpole end. The current design was introduced in 2012 by the State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus and is adapted from a design approved in a referendum in May 1995.
In 1939, the Soviet Union took back West Belarus from Poland under the secret protocol of the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact and incorporated it into the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. Occupied by the Nazis in World War II, Belarus was one of the war's most devastated battlefields.
The State Flag of the Republic of Belarus is a rectangular canvas made of two flat shaded stripes. The upper one is red and makes up 66% of the width while the lower one is green and as extensive as 33% of the banner width. A vertical red-on-white Belarusian national banner as substantial as one-ninth of the banner length is situated close to the flagpole. Flag Company Inc decided to assist with the history development by providing special decals and banners to make it easy to build a bit of history right at home.
At this time, trade was controlled by Poles and Jews, and most Belarusians remained peasants " poor and illiterate. After the Partitions of Poland (1772, 1793 and 1795"96), Belarus was absorbed into Russia and faced intense Russification policies. During the 19th century, Belarus was part of the Pale of Settlement, the area where Jews in the Russian Empire were required to settle, so Jews formed the majority in many cities and towns.
The Republic of Belarus declared its independence from the USSR on Aug. 25, 1991. The reform-minded Stanislav Shushkevich became head of state and, along with Russia and Ukraine, Belarus was one of the original signatories to the treaty establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States.
The national flag of Belarus is a red and green flag with a white and red ornament pattern placed at the flagpole end. The current design was introduced in 2012 by the State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus and is adapted from a design approved in a referendum in May 1995.
In 1939, the Soviet Union took back West Belarus from Poland under the secret protocol of the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact and incorporated it into the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. Occupied by the Nazis in World War II, Belarus was one of the war's most devastated battlefields.
The State Flag of the Republic of Belarus is a rectangular canvas made of two flat shaded stripes. The upper one is red and makes up 66% of the width while the lower one is green and as extensive as 33% of the banner width. A vertical red-on-white Belarusian national banner as substantial as one-ninth of the banner length is situated close to the flagpole. Flag Company Inc decided to assist with the history development by providing special decals and banners to make it easy to build a bit of history right at home.
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