White Russia

White Russia or White Ruthenia is a translation of the name Belaya Rus (Belarusian: Белая Русь, "White Rus"), which has historically been applied to a part of the wider region of Ruthenia or Rus', most often to that which roughly corresponds to the eastern part of present-day Belarus including the cities of Polatsk, Vitsyebsk and Mahiliou.

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