A constituent republic of west-central European U.S.S.R. Colonized originally by Slavs,it was controlled at various times by Lithuania and Poland and became part of the U.S.S.R. in 1922. Minsk is the capital. Population,9,942,000.

• 苏联欧洲部分中西部一个有选举权的共和国。最早为斯拉夫人的殖民地，在不同时期曾为立陶宛和波兰所统治，1922年成为苏联的一部分。明斯克为其首都。人口9，942，000。