Minsk History

From "Minsk: a Historical Guide" by Guy Picarda

  1. The Origins and Early History
  2. Minsk and the Principality of Polacak(989 - 1249)
  3. The Early Years of the Grand Duchy(1250 - 1499)
  4. Renaissance Minsk(1499 - 1569)
  5. Minsk under the Commonwealth(1569 - 1648)
  6. The Muscovite Wars and the Polish Ascendancy(1648 - 1700)
  7. The Decline and Partitions(1700 - 1795)
  8. Minsk under Russian Rule(1795 - 1917)
  9. Towards independence(1917 - 1991)

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