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Serbs In Belarus
Serbs in Belarus (; ) are Belarusian citizens of Serbian descent or citizens of Serbia who live and work in Belarus. History Serbs inhabited Belarus for different reasons and in different periods of time. Among them were members of noble families, church dignitaries, propagators of all-Slavic ideas, educational reformers, as well as people who were engaged in culture and various scientific disciplines. There were also Serbian fighters in Belarus who fought in the world wars of the twentieth century. In World War I, there were several camps in Minsk, Gomel and other places where Serbian volunteers gathered. It is known that around three hundred Serbs from Bačka and Baranja fought in Belarus as part of fifty partisan units in World War II, and this is evidenced by the lists from the former Party Museum in Minsk. Today, it is estimated that around 1,000 Serbs live in Belarus. The Serbian Center is an active cultural and educational community. Notable Serbs in Belarus * Simeon Zo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarusian Language
Belarusian (, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language. It is one of the two Languages of Belarus, official languages in Belarus, the other being Russian language, Russian. It is also spoken in parts of Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Ukraine, and the United States by the Belarusian diaspora. Before Belarus Dissolution of the Soviet Union, gained independence in 1991, the language was known in English language, English as ''Byelorussian'' or ''Belorussian'', or alternatively as ''White Russian''. Following independence, it became known as ''Belarusian'', or alternatively as ''Belarusan''. As one of the East Slavic languages, Belarusian shares many grammatical and lexical features with other members of the group. To some extent, Russian, Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, and Belarusian retain a degree of mutual intelligibility. Belarusian descends from a language generally referred to as Ruthenian language, Ruthenian (13th to 18th centuries), which had, in turn, descend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
