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Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1920–1991)

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Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Беларуская Савецкая Сацыялістычная Рэспубліка
Белорусская Советская Социалистическая Республика
1920–1991
Flag of Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Flag
Coat of arms of Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Coat of arms
Motto: Пралетарыі ўсіх краін, яднайцеся!
Workers of the world, unite!
Location of Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Capital
and largest city
Minsk
Official languagesBelarusian
Russian
Recognized languagesPolish
Yiddish
Dominant mode of productionSocialism
History
• Established
1920
• Dissolution
1991
Area
• Total
207,600 km²
Population
• 1989 census
10,199,709


The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR) was a republic of the Soviet Union.

History

Great Patriotic War

During the Great Patriotic War, Germany occupied Belarus and killed from 400,000 to 840,000 Jews. The fascist occupiers destroyed over 9,800 cities, towns, and villages. Over 370,000 people fought as partisans against the Nazis.[1]

Education

By 1941, the BSSR had 25 universities with 21,538 students. By 1959, there were 55,700 university students.[1]

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 "The Belarusian SSR: a brief chronology". Oktyabr. Archived from the original on 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2022-09-11.