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{{ethnic group||group=Belarusians|image= Pavel Sukhoi • Alexander Bogdanov • Francysk Skaryna
Kazimir Malevich •
Euphrosyne of Polatsk • Maksim Bahdanovič|poptime= 15 million worldwide (including more than 9 million in Belarus)|popplace=: 8,159,073(1999 census)|region1 = |pop1 = 807,970 (2002 census) |region2 = |pop2 = 275,800(2001 census)|region3 = |pop3 = 111,926(1999 census)|region4 = |pop4 = 93,583(2002 census)|region5 = |pop5 = 50,000 - 70,000 (est)|region6 = |pop6 = 45,000 - 80,000 (2002 census)|region7 = |pop7 = 48,700(2002 census)|region8 = |pop8 = 42,866(2001 census)|region9 = |pop9 = 17,241(2000 census)|rels=Predominantly Eastern Orthodox Church, with a Roman Catholic Church minority. Many consider themselves Atheism.|langs=
Belarusian language,
Russian language|related=Other
Slavic peoples, especially
East Slavs (Russians,
Ukrainians, Rusyns)-->
Belarusians or
Belorussians (, previously also spelled
Belarussians,
Byelorussians and
Belorusians, also
White Russians) are an
East Slavs ethnic group who populate the majority of the
Belarus and form minorities in neighboring
Poland (especially in the former Białystok Voivodship), Russia,
Lithuania and Ukraine. Noticeable numbers have immigrated to the
United States, Brazil and
Canada in the early 20th century. Since the breakup of the USSR several hundred thousand have immigrated to the European Union, United States, Canada and Russia. Introduced to the world as a new state in the early 1990s, the Republic of Belarus brought with it the notion of a re-emerging Belarusian ethnicity, drawn upon the lines of the Belarusian language. There are over 8 million people who associate themselves with the Belarusian ethnicity today.
The native language of the territory of Belarus is Belarusian language; however the majority of Belarusians in Belarus are able to speak Russian language and often use it as their day-to-day language (especially in
Minsk and other large cities).
The prefix
Bela- translates into "White" so these people were sometimes called
White Russians (though not to be confused with the political group of White Army that opposed the
Bolsheviks during the
Russian Civil War). This name was in use in the
West for some time in history, together with
White Ruthenes,
Ruthenia#Belarusians and similar forms. Using the term "White Russians" is misleading as it incorrectly suggests being a subgroup of Russians and some Belarusians take offense for it being applied. Belarusians trace their name back to the people of
Rus and not to Russians, who are also descendants of the people of Rus.
]The Belarusian people trace their distinct culture to the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania and earlier
Kievan Rus and the
Principality of Polatsk. Most Belarusians are descendants of the East Slav tribes Dregovichs,
Krivichs and Radimichs. Early East Slavs also mixed with the local
Balts, especially in the west and north-west of today's Belarus. In 13th-18th centuries Belarusians were mostly known under the name of
Rusins (
Ruthenians) or
Litvins (Lithuanians), which refers to the state of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (
Litva,
Vialikaja Litva) of which the White Ruthenian lands were part of since the 13th-14th centuries and where
Ruthenian language was widely used. On the grounds of the dominance of Ruthenian language (which later evolved into modern Belarusian language) some Belarusian historians believe the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania to have been their national state when it existed.
After World War I Belarusians had their own statehood, with varying degrees of independence - first as the short-lived Belarusian National Republic under German occupation, then as the
Byelorussian SSR from 1919 until 1991, which merged with other republics to become a constituent member of the Soviet Union in 1922). Belarus gained full independence with the
History of the Soviet Union (1985-1991) in 1991.
External links
- Ethnographic Map (New York, 1953)
- CIA World Fact Book 2005
References and notes
See also
- List of Belarusians (ethnic group)
- Demographics of Belarus
- Litvins
- Krivich
- Dregovichs
- Radimichs
- History of Belarus
- Belarusian language
- Talk:Ignacy Domeyko
- White Ruthenia
{{ethnic group||group=Belarusians|image=
Pavel Sukhoi •
Alexander Bogdanov •
Francysk Skaryna Kazimir Malevich • Euphrosyne of Polatsk •
Maksim Bahdanovič|poptime= 15 million worldwide (including more than 9 million in Belarus)|popplace=: 8,159,073(1999 census)|region1 = |pop1 = 807,970 (2002 census) |region2 = |pop2 = 275,800(2001 census)|region3 = |pop3 = 111,926(1999 census)|region4 = |pop4 = 93,583(2002 census)|region5 = |pop5 = 50,000 - 70,000 (est)|region6 = |pop6 = 45,000 - 80,000 (2002 census)|region7 = |pop7 = 48,700(2002 census)|region8 = |pop8 = 42,866(2001 census)|region9 = |pop9 = 17,241(2000 census)|rels=Predominantly
Eastern Orthodox Church, with a
Roman Catholic Church minority. Many consider themselves
Atheism.|langs=Belarusian language,
Russian language|related=Other
Slavic peoples, especially East Slavs (
Russians,
Ukrainians,
Rusyns)-->
Belarusians or
Belorussians (, previously also spelled
Belarussians,
Byelorussians and
Belorusians, also
White Russians) are an
East Slavs ethnic group who populate the majority of the
Belarus and form minorities in neighboring Poland (especially in the former Białystok Voivodship),
Russia, Lithuania and Ukraine. Noticeable numbers have immigrated to the
United States,
Brazil and
Canada in the early 20th century. Since the breakup of the
USSR several hundred thousand have immigrated to the European Union,
United States, Canada and Russia. Introduced to the world as a new state in the early 1990s, the
Republic of Belarus brought with it the notion of a re-emerging Belarusian ethnicity, drawn upon the lines of the
Belarusian language. There are over 8 million people who associate themselves with the Belarusian ethnicity today.
The native language of the territory of Belarus is Belarusian language; however the majority of Belarusians in Belarus are able to speak Russian language and often use it as their day-to-day language (especially in
Minsk and other large cities).
The prefix
Bela- translates into "White" so these people were sometimes called
White Russians (though not to be confused with the political group of White Army that opposed the
Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War). This name was in use in the
West for some time in history, together with
White Ruthenes,
Ruthenia#Belarusians and similar forms. Using the term "White Russians" is misleading as it incorrectly suggests being a subgroup of Russians and some Belarusians take offense for it being applied. Belarusians trace their name back to the people of
Rus and not to
Russians, who are also descendants of the people of Rus.
]The Belarusian people trace their distinct culture to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and earlier
Kievan Rus and the
Principality of Polatsk. Most Belarusians are descendants of the East Slav tribes
Dregovichs, Krivichs and Radimichs. Early East Slavs also mixed with the local Balts, especially in the west and north-west of today's Belarus. In 13th-18th centuries Belarusians were mostly known under the name of
Rusins (Ruthenians) or
Litvins (Lithuanians), which refers to the state of the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania (
Litva,
Vialikaja Litva) of which the White Ruthenian lands were part of since the 13th-14th centuries and where
Ruthenian language was widely used. On the grounds of the dominance of Ruthenian language (which later evolved into modern
Belarusian language) some Belarusian historians believe the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania to have been their national state when it existed.
After
World War I Belarusians had their own statehood, with varying degrees of independence - first as the short-lived Belarusian National Republic under German occupation, then as the
Byelorussian SSR from 1919 until 1991, which merged with other republics to become a constituent member of the Soviet Union in 1922). Belarus gained full independence with the History of the Soviet Union (1985-1991) in 1991.
External links
- Ethnographic Map (New York, 1953)
- CIA World Fact Book 2005
References and notes
See also
Belarusians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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