''Homan'' (pronounced ) was an illegal Belarusian

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published from 1884 in Belarusian and

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s. It was printed in

Minsk Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...

on a

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and promoted the idea of autonomy of Belarus.

References

* uruk 1921 Ф. Турук. Белорусское движение. Очерк истории национального и революционного движения белоруссов. – Москва : Государственное издательство, 1921 ; Мн. : Картографическая фабрика Белгеодезии, 1994. p. 15 Newspapers published in Belarus Newspapers established in 1884 Mass media in Minsk 1884 establishments in the Russian Empire {{belarus-newspaper-stub