Belarus
Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north. From medieval times until the late 20th century Belarusian territory was under foreign rule, and in the 18th century it was annexed by the Russian Empire.
Belarus was established in 1919 as the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR), which in 1922 became one of the four founding republics of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). In August 1991 Belarus declared its independence, contributing to the collapse of the USSR in December.
Embassy of the Republic of Belarus, Washington, DC
U.S. Department of State: Bureau of European and Asian Affairs: Belarus
Belarus.By--website about the culture and politics of Belarus
