BelarusMarshall Cavendish, 2009 - 144 sivua This book provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of Belarus. All books of the critically-acclaimed Cultures of the World(R) series ensure an immersive experience by offering vibrant photographs with descriptive nonfiction narratives, and interactive activities such as creating an authentic traditional dish from an easy-to-follow recipe. Copious maps and detailed timelines present the past and present of the country, while exploration of the art and architecture help your readers to understand why diversity is the spice of Life. |
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INTRODUCTION | 5 |
HISTORY | 14 |
with Poland A battleground Russian rule Revolution and | 25 |
GOVERNMENT | 31 |
Agriculture Energy Manufacturing Natural resources | 46 |
Water resources | 57 |
Belarusians Russians Poles Jews Others | 69 |
LANGUAGE | 89 |
Early roots of language Belarusian Russian | 95 |
and ceramics Socialist realism Literature | 103 |
FESTIVALS | 117 |
FOOD | 125 |
MAP OF BELARUS | 133 |
GLOSSARY | 140 |
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agricultural Alexander Lukashenko animals Baltic Sea Belarus became Belarus today Belarus's Belarusian language Belavezhskaya Forest Berezina bison bread Brest celebrated century Chernobyl Christian Communist contaminated courts Dnieper River Eastern Europe Eastern Orthodox economy ethnic European factories festival Francis Skaryna Gomel Grodno groups important independence industry Jewish Jews Jogaila Kaliady Kiev Kievan Rus Kupalle Lake land Lithuania live meat medals million Minsk modern Mogilev National Park Nature Reserve neighboring Neman nuclear official Olympics Opposite Orthodox Church painted parties peasants percent Pinsk plant Poland Polish political Polotsk popular population potatoes President Lukashenko Pripet Pripet Marshes radiation region religion in Belarus religious Russian Empire schools Slavic Soviet Socialist Republic Soviet Union square km square miles style summer Tatars Theater towns traditional Ukraine Ukrainian Useslau USSR vegetables villages Vilnius Vitebsk Western Western Dvina wildlife wisent World Yakub Kolas Yanka Kupala