Minsk is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region and Minsk District. As of January 2021, its population was approximately two million, making Minsk the 11th-most populous city in Europe. Minsk is one of the administrative capitals of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
Barysaw or Borisov is a city in Minsk Region, Belarus, located on the Berezina River and 74 kilometres (46 mi) north-east from Minsk. Its population is around 145,000.
Minsk Tractor Works is a Belarusian agricultural machinery manufacturer with headquarters in Minsk, Belarus. Minsk Tractor Works is one of the main tractor factories in the country. It is a part of the Minsk Tractor Works Industrial Association. In addition to the main plant in Minsk, the association includes a number of plants that produce parts and attachable tools for tractors and other vehicles produced by MTZ.
FC Traktor Minsk is a football team from Belarus.
Traktor Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Minsk, Belarus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Traktor Minsk.
Fanipol is a city in Minsk Region, Belarus. Fanipol is located in Dzyarzhynsk District, 24 km (15 mi) southwest of Minsk and 13 km (8.1 mi) southwest of the Minsk Automobile Ring Road.
Kastrychnitski District is an administrative division of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. It was named after the October Revolution.
Tsentralny District is an administrative division of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Its name means "Central District" due to its position partly in the centre of the city.
Pyershamayski District is an administrative division of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. It was named after May Day, also known as International Workers' Day.
Partyzanski District is an administrative division of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. It was named after the Soviet partisans and is the least populated district of the city.
Frunzyenski District is an administrative division of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. It was named after Mikhail Frunze and is the most populated district of the city.
Zavodski District is an administrative division of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus.
Leninsky District is an administrative division of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. It was named after Vladimir Lenin.
Maskowski District is an administrative division of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. It was named after the city of Moscow.
Savyetski District is an administrative division of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. It was named after the Soviets.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Minsk, Belarus.
Belarus had third by volume part of automotive industry of the Soviet Union with near 40,000 annual production. Since that times Belarus specializes on production of own designed superheavy, heavy and middle trucks mainly plus post-Soviet developed buses, trolleybuses and trams. Auto manufacturers in Belarus include MAZ, BelAZ and Neman.
The Russification of Belarus is a policy of replacing the use of the Belarusian language and the presence of Belarusian culture and mentality in various spheres of public life in Belarus by the corresponding Russian analogs. Russification is one of the major reasons of insufficient adoption of the Belarusian language by Belarusians.
Sergei A. Dylevsky is a Belarusian engineer and, as of 22 August 2020, a member of the presidium of the Coordination Council that aims to coordinate a transition of political power in Belarus in the context of the 2020 Belarusian protests and the 2020 Belarusian presidential election.
