WebArtsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh (/ ˈ ɑːr t s ɑː x,-s æ x /) or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (/ n ə ˌ ɡ ɔːr n oʊ k æ r ə ˈ b æ k /), is a breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan.Artsakh controls a part of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, including the capital of Stepanakert.

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WebBackground. Several German-occupied countries initially entered World War II as Allies of the United Kingdom or the Soviet Union. Some were forced to surrender before the outbreak of the war such as Austria and Czechoslovakia; others like Poland (invaded on 1 September 1939) were conquered in battle and then occupied.In some cases, the …

WebThe Polish People's Republic (Polish: Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1947 to 1989 as the predecessor of the modern Republic of Poland.With a population of approximately 37.9 million near the end of its existence, it was the second-most populous communist and Eastern Bloc country in …

WebEarly life, family and education. Lukashenko was born on 30 August 1954 in the settlement of Kopys in the Vitebsk Oblast of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.Starting with an interview given in 2009 Lukashenko has said that his actual birthday is 31 August, the same as his son's Nikolai's. This caused some confusion as all official sources had said …

WebThe Belarusian resistance during World War II opposed Nazi Germany from 1941 until 1944. Belarus was one of the Soviet republics occupied during Operation Barbarossa. ... In August 1941, about 231 partisan detachments were operating in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. The units totalled 437 by the end of the 1941, comprising more ...

WebAt the top level of administration, Belarus is divided into six oblasts (voblasts or provinces). The city of Minsk, has a special status as the capital of Belarus. Minsk is also the capital of Minsk Region.. At the second level, the regions are divided into raions (districts).. The layout and extent of the regions were set in 1960 when Belarus (then the Byelorussian Soviet …

WebPavel Osipovich Sukhoi (Russian: Па́вел О́сипович Сухо́й; Belarusian: Па́вел Во́сіпавіч Сухі́, Paviel Vosipavič Suchi; 2 July 1895 – 15 September 1975) was a Soviet aerospace engineer and aircraft designer known as the founder of the Sukhoi Design Bureau. Sukhoi designed military aircraft with Tupolev and Sukhoi for 50 years, and produced many ...

WebAug 08, 2018 · Formerly known as the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic or ESSR, the region was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union. Initially, the ESSR was formed on the Republic of Estonia's territory on July 21,1940 as a result of the Soviet troop’s invasion on June 17, 1940. ... The western region of modern day Belarus remained as part of Poland ...

WebBelarusian Democratic Republic (in exile) White with a red horizontal band of red, the central red stripe being bordered by a thin black stripes. ... 1919: Flag of The Second Polish Republic: 1919—1937: Flag of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Belarus: 1920—1922: Flag of The Republic of Central Lithuania: 1937—1940: Flag of the ...

WebApr 28, 2017 · Belarusian Socialist Modernism: residential buildings on Pieramožcaŭ Avenue, Minsk. The Soviet-era architecture of Minsk becomes more repetitive further out from the city centre. It was disorientating: I hadn’t seen this many people all week. It felt like a different world to the bleak boulevards outside, with their snow and Soviet symbolism.

WebThis article describes the history of Belarus.The Belarusian ethnos is traced at least as far in time as other East Slavs.. Belarus is a successor of some Ruthenian principalities (Polotsk, Turov, Novogrudok, etc.), the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (with Republic of Lithuania and Poland), the BPR, the LBSR, and the …

WebMiloš Jakeš (12 August 1922 – 10 July 2020) was a Czech communist politician. He was General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1987 until 1989.. He resigned from his position in late November 1989, amid the Velvet Revolution

WebNov 10, 2022 · Alexander Lukashenko, Lukashenko also spelled Lukashenka, (born August 30, 1954, Kopys, Vitebsk oblast, Belorussia, U.S.S.R. [now in Belarus]), Belarusian politician who espoused communist principles and who became president of the country in 1994. Lukashenko graduated from the Mogilyov Teaching Institute and the Belarusian …