Belarus

Helen Fedor, ed. Belarus: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1995.

Acknowledgments
Preface

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Early History
Belorussia, Poland, and Catholicism
The Partitions of Poland
Early Belorussian Nationalism
World War and Revolution
Belorussian Territory under Poland
World War II
Stalin and Russification
Perestroika
Independent Belarus

GEOGRAPHY
Climate
Environmental Concerns

POPULATION
Population Characteristics

Ethnic Composition

LANGUAGE, RELIGION, AND CULTURE
Language

Religion
Culture

EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND WELFARE
Education

Health
Welfare
Housing

THE ECONOMY
Government Policy
Privatization
Agriculture
Industry
Mining
Energy
Labor Force
Banking and Finance
Foreign Economic Relations
Exports
Imports

GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
Prelude to Independence
Problems of Democratization
Government Structure
The Constitution

National Government
Local Government
Political Parties
The Media

FOREIGN RELATIONS
Russia
United States
Ukraine
Poland
Lithuania
Latvia

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