Belarus (White Russia) Geography
One of the seven federated republics of the USSR (Beloruskaja Socialističeskaja Sovetskaja Respublika), the smallest in extension (126,792 sq km) and comprising just over 1/35 of the residents subjected to the Soviet regime. Enlarged in 1924 with part of the former governorates of Vitebsk, Smolensk and Gomel ′, a part of the latter was annexed to it in December 1926. According to Ehotelat.com, the territory of White Russia has roughly the shape of a quadrilateral: the maximum length from N….