Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Russian: Белорусская Советская Социалистическая Республика Belarusian: Беларуская Савецкая Сацыялістычная Рэспубліка | |
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| 1920–1991 | |
 Flag
 State emblem
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| Motto: Workers of the world, unite! | |
| Anthem: Anthem of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic | |
 Location of Byelorussia (red) within the Soviet Union. | |
| Status | Soviet Socialist Republic (1922-1991) |
| Capital | Minsk |
| Common languages | Official languages: Byelorussian · Russian Minority languages: Polish · Ukrainian · Yiddish |
| Government | Unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party Soviet-style socialist republic |
| First Secretary | |
• 1920–1923 (first) | Vilgelm Knorinsh |
• 1990–1991 (last) | Anatoly Malofeyev |
| Prime Minister | |
• 1920–1924 (first) | Alexander Chervyakov |
• 1990–1991 (last) | Vyachaslau Kebich |
| Head of state | |
• 1920–1937 (first) | Alexander Chervyakov |
• 1990–1991 (last) | Mikalay Dzyemyantsyey |
| Legislature | Congress of Soviets (1920–1938) Supreme Soviet (1938–1991) |
| Historical era | 20th century |
• Republic declared | 1 January 1919 |
• Soviet republic proclaimed | 31 July 1920 |
| 30 December 1922 | |
| 15 November 1939 | |
| 24 October 1945 | |
| 27 July 1990 | |
• Independence declared | 25 August 1991 |
• Internationally recognized | 26 December 1991 |
| Area | |
| 1989 census | 207,600 km2 (80,200 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| 10199709 | |
| Currency | Soviet ruble (руб) (SUR) |
| Calling code | 7 015/016/017/02 |
| Today part of |  Belarus Lithuania[1] Poland Russia |
The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic was one of fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union (USSR). In 1922, it was one of the four founding members of the Soviet Union. The other three were the Ukrainian SSR, the Transcaucasian SFSR and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR). Byelorussia was one of several Soviet republics occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II. The BSSR, along with the Ukrainian SSR and the Soviet Union, were founding members of the United Nations Organization (UN) in 1945. The end of the Soviet Republic occurred in 1991. The nation became an independent republic.
The country renamed itself as the Republic of Belarus. In earlier time periods, Western Europeans called Byelorussian territory as White Russia. During its early years in the USSR, the republic was sometimes known as the White Russian Soviet Socialist Republic.
History
[change | change source]WW2 1922-1945
[change | change source]German troops attacked Belarus in 1941 later again became part of Soviet Union.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Note: Some parts, e.g., Švenčionys, Šalčininkai, Dieveniškės, Adutiškis, Druskininkai, were annexed in 1939 from Poland to Byelorussia, but passed to Lithuania in 1940
