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Minsk was annexed by Russia in 1793 as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland. In 1796 it became centre of the Minsk Governorate (province). All Polish street names were changed to Russian ones, however spelling of the city's name remained unchanged.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Minsk, Belarus. 1066 - Vladimir the Great, Prince of Kiev, devastates the town. [1] 1067 - The Battle on the Nemiga River occurs near Minsk. [2] 1101 - Gleb Vseslavich becomes the prince of Minsk. 1104 - Town besieged by Kiev forces. 1115 - Town besieged by Kiev forces again.
From 1919 to 1991, after the Russian Revolution, Minsk was the capital of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, which became a republic of the Soviet Union in 1922. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Minsk became the capital of the newly independent Republic of Belarus.
Minsk Governorate [a] was an administrative-territorial unit of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Minsk. It was created from the land acquired in the partitions of Poland and existed from 1793 until 1921. Its territory covered the majority of modern-day Belarus.
Minsk or Miensk (Мінск (official spelling in Belarus), Менск; Минск ; Mińsk) is the capital and a major city of Belarus. About 2 million people lived in the city as of 2021. Minsk is also a headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
The nearly 1000 year history of Minsk has been characterized by intense rises and downfalls. It sits at the confluence of Polish and Russian imperial territory, but has a unique Belarusian culture of its own.
Mińsk (biał. Мінск, hist. Менск; ros. Минск; jid. מינסק, Minsk) – stolica i największe miasto Białorusi, położone nad Świsłoczą, miasto wydzielone i obwodowe, największy ośrodek gospodarczy, kulturalny i naukowy kraju. Mieści się w nim sekretariat założonej w 1991 Wspólnoty Niepodległych Państw.
