Minsk is the capital and 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 2024, it has a population of about 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).
FC Dinamo Minsk or FKDynama Minsk is a Belarusian professional football club based in the capital city of Minsk.
The State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus is the national intelligence agency of Belarus. Along with its counterparts in Transnistria and South Ossetia, it kept the unreformed name after declaring independence.
Ivan Ryhoravich Tsikhan is a Belarusian hammer thrower. He is a two-time world champion and an Olympic medalist.
SKA Minsk is a team handball club from Minsk, Belarus, which competes in the Belarusian First League of Handball and SEHA League.
Rade Mijatović is a Montenegrin handball player.
Pyotr Ustinovich Brovka was a Soviet Belarusian poet, more commonly recognized by his literary pseudonym Petrus Brovka.
Ivan Mayewski is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Celje.
MT Melsungen is a German handball team from Melsungen, Germany, that plays in the Handball-Bundesliga.
The Belarusian Men's Handball Championship is the national league for team handball in Belarus. The current champions are HC Meshkov Brest, who won 16th title in 2023/24 season.
Dzmitry Kamyshyk is a Belarusian handball player for SKA Minsk and the Belarusian national team.
Aliaksei Kishou is a Belarusian handball player for SKA Minsk and the Belarusian national team.
Dzmitry Nikulenkau is a former Belarusian handball player for SKA Minsk and the Belarusian national team.
Siarhei Shylovich is a Belarusian handball coach for SKA Minsk.
Ivan Matskevich is a Belarusian professional handball player who plays as a goalkeeper for HC Meshkov Brest and the Belarusian national team.
Zhytsen or Žycień is a positive creature from Belarusian mythology said to live in fields. The name literally means "rye creature", from Belarusian жыта, "rye".
Zheuzhyk is a creature of Belarusian mythology. It is considered to be a good creature that lives deeply in the lake bed. Zheuzhyk is considered to be the guardian of rivers and lakes of Belarus.
Lazavik is a creature of Belarusian mythology.
Dzedka is a character of Belarusian mythology. Dzedka is a good mythological creature. It is considered to be the symbol of richness and fortune companion.
Anton Ivanavič Luckievič was a leading figure of the Belarusian independence movement in the early 20th century, an initiator of the proclamation of the independence of Belarus, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Belarusian Democratic Republic persecuted by the Soviet authorities. He was a brother of Ivan Luckievič.
