History of Belarus: Primary Documents
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- Documents have orders about tithing for princes and relations between princes and church court.
- (11 century; commentaries, fragment of the documents Old Slavic language transcription in modern Russian letters).
- Site contains multiple documents about Orthodox church in Belarus lands.
- (11th – 13th centuries; transcription in the Old Slavic language).
- Document contains fragments of the record.
- (1116 - 1186; transcription in the Byelorussian language).
- Site contains multiple records of the medieval ages history of Lithuania and Belarus.
- (transcription in the Polish and Russian languages).
- Document contains geographical description of Europe and mentions first time the name White Russia or Belarus.
- (13th century; translation the Byelorussian language).
- Chronological commentary with links to primary documents from the Belarus past.
- Includes relations and wars with France, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine.
- (13th century to present; transcriptions, images, maps and commentary).
- Document contains victory of Nevskyi over Teutonic knights and his relations with Batu Khan.
- (13 century; Russian translation).
- Document contains information about the battle written in the Simeonovskiy record
- (April 5, 1242; transcription in the Old Slavic language and translation in the Russian language).
- (April 5, 1242; images).
- Document contains conditions of the relations between two sides.
- (1264; transcription in the Old Slavic language).
- Site contains confirmation of Smolensk prince about free trade
- (May 18, 1284; facsimile in the Old Slavic language).
- Site contains documents of international relationship of Russian lands with other lands and governments.
- (13th-14th centuries; commentaries, facsimiles, Old Slavic language, Russian translation).
- Site consists of multiple documents of economic, juridical, and political nature. Agreements between princes and with foreign countries.
- (13th-15th centuries; commentaries, Old Slavic language transcription).
- Document gives information about victory of Prince Dmitriy Ivanovich over Mongolians.
- (1380; Modern Russian translation).
- Document contains conditions of the union between Poland and Lithuania.
- (July 14, 1385; transcription in the Byelorussian language).
- Document contains rights for nobles who accept catholic religion.
- (February 20, 1387; transcription in the Byelorussian language).
- (December 16, 1388; transcription in the Old Slavic language).
- Document includes privileges and obligations of Catholic knights and feudal lords on the territory of Polish Kingdom and Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
- Document imposed Polish laws on nobility of both territories: Polish and Lithuanian.
- (Gorodlo, October 2, 1413; Russian translation).
- (March 22, 1433; transcription the Byelorussian language).
- Document includes rights of Lithuanian and Russian dukes to manage their properties on their own choice, equal rights of judicial procedures for Lithuanian and Russian dukes and boyars, and obligation for the renovation of the roads and castles.
- Document gives recognition to the Russian dukes and boyars and confirms all Polish privileges for them.
- (May 6, 1434; Russian translation).
- Document contains rights for churches, cities, and people.
- (May 2, 1447; transcription in the Old Slavic language).
- Document contains epos about Lithuanian, Polish, Belarus, and Ukrainian nobilities.
- (16th century; transcription in the Byelorussian language).
- Document contains information about economic and social changes in the country.
- (1529; transcription in the Russian language).
- Document contains information about land and financial reforms.
- (1557; transcription in the Ukrainian language).
- Document was written by Polish King Sigismund II Augustus.
- (June 14, 1562; transcription in the Byelorussian language).
- Document contains information about economic, political, and social changes in the country.
- (1566; transcription in the Old Russian language).
- Document about decision of Lublen Seym to unite Poland and Lithuania in one country Rech’ Pospolita.
- Document determines laws about king, Seym, money, and trade taxes.
- (1569; Ukrainian translation).
- Site contains commentaries and Image of the famine
- (1571; commentaries in the Byelorussian language).
- Document contains information about Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth affairs and rights of freedom of religion.
- (January 28, 1573; transcription in the Russian language).
- Site contains different translations of the statute, images of it, documents accompanying the statute
- (1588; commentaries, facsimiles, transcription in the Old Slavic and Byelorussian languages).
- Document contains articles about conditions of coexistence of Catholic and Orthodox churches
- (1596; transcription in the Byelorussian language).
- Document information about religious conditions in Rech Pospolita.
- (1599; transcription in the Russian language).
- Site contains documents of the relations between Polish and Moscow in the Time of Troubles.
- (Beginning 17th century; commentaries, modern Russian translation).
- Site contains information about war, plans, maps, numbers of soldiers.
- (1600 - 1609; images, text in the English language).
- Document contains information about political situation in the country.
- (1607; transcription in the Russian language).
- Document contains information about Moscow Kingdom and situation in Belarus lands.
- (August 8, 1607; transcription in the Russian language).
- (March, 1609; transcription in the Russian language).
- Site contains images of the war leaders and maps.
- (1609-1617; commentaries, images, modern Russian translation).
- (1610; transcription in the Russian language).
- Document contains information about about organization of the troops against the Polish invaders and the ways Russian lands were united.
- (1612; commentaries, image, modern Russian translation).
- Site contains documents about Sweden actions against Pskov.
- (1615; transcription in the Russian language).
- Site contains documents about truce, state boundaries and agreements between two countries.
- (17th century; commentaries, modern Russian translation).
- Document contains of Yan Tsedrovskyi memoirs about life in Belarus.
- (17th century; transcription the Byelorussian language).
- Site contains description of the war.
- ( 1632 - 1634; commentaries , image, transcription in the Russian language).
- Site contains fragment of notes of general Shein about Russians.
- ( 1632 - 1634; commentaries , images, transcription in the Russian language).
- ( 1648; commentaries, transcription in the Russian language).
- ( 1648 - 1678; transcription in the Russian language).
- Site contains the book written by Byelorussian scientist Kazimierz Siemienowicz.
- ( 1650; transcription in the Byelorussian language).
- ( 1654 - 1667; transcription in the Russian language).
- Site contains multiple oaths, deals, and responsibilities of the workers.
- (1656 - 1657; transcription in the Byelorussian language).
- ( 1658; commentaries , transcription in the Russian language).
- Site contains documents which have suggestions about truce between Poland and Russia
- ( 1667; commentaries , transcription in the Russian language).
- ( 1700 - 1721; image in the Russian language).
- Site contains letter of Peter I to his wife Katherine I about victory of Russian troops
- ( 1709; facsimile in the Russian language).
- Document contains laws of the country Rech Pospolita.
- (1768; transcription in the Byelorussian language).
- ( 1772, 1793, 1795; commentaries , text in the Russian language).
- Site contains numerous documents about relations between Poland and Russia.
- ( 1772, 1793, 1795; commentaries , transcription in the Russian language).
- ( 1772, 1793, 1795; images, commentaries text in the Russian language).
- Document is written by hieromonk Shupinskiy.
- (1780; image, commentaries, transcription in the Russian language).
- Document grants benefits to the Russian nobles .
- (April 21, 1785; image, transcription in the Russian language).
- Document grants benefits to the cities.
- (April 21, 1785; transcription in the Russian language).
- (1789 - 1792; text in the English language).
- Document contains laws of the country Rech Pospolita.
- (May 3, 1791; transcription in the Polish language).
- (1791; text in the Russian language).
- Document contains obligations and rights of two sides.
- (October 20, 1791; transcription in the Polish language).
- Document contains laws imposed by the Russian Empire and supported by Prussia on Rech Pospolita.
- (November 23, 1793; transcription in the Polish language).
- Site contains information of the war situation between Polish and Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine and Belarus.
- ( 1794; transcription in the Russian language).
- Site contains multiple documents: letters, reports, journals about the war.
- ( 1794 - 1795; commentaries , text in the Russian language).
- (December 19, 1795; transcription in the Russian language).
- (1812 - 1813; transcription in the Russian language).
- Document contains ideas about restoration of Polish Kingdom, its administration, and some laws.
- ( February 14, 1832; translation in the Russian language).
- (1838, 1841, 1850; transcription in the Byelorussian language).
- Site contains fragments of the documents about uprising and conditions before uprising.
- ( 1863 - 1864; commentaries , transcription in the Russian language).
- Document contains laws about peasants and land possessions.
- ( February 19, 1864; transcription in the Russian language).
- (June, 1879; image, transcription in the Russian language).
- Document consists of responsibilities of the employers and rights of the workers.
- (June 2, 1903; Russian transcription).
- Site contains information and comments about event.
- (October 31, 1905; images, transcription in the Russian language).
- Site contains information and comments about events during and between two revolutions.
- (February – October 1917; transcription in the Russian language).
- Site contains documents published by soviet government about changes and policies in Belarus and general policies of the party.
- (1917 - 1918; transcription in the Russian language).
- Site contains documents and commentaries about the period of Belarus People’s Republic .
- (1917-1919; transcription in the Byelorussian language).
- Site contains image of the first government of Belarus People’s Republic.
- (1917-1919; transcription in the Byelorussian language).
- Site contains documents of the government of Belarus People’s Republic.
- (1917-1919; transcription in the Byelorussian language).
- Document proclaims independence of Belarus.
- (March 29, 1918; transcription in the Byelorussian language).
- (1927; transcription in the Russian language).
- Document gives data of the collectivization of peasants’ farms and areas under crops in percents.
- (1927-1933; facsimile in the Russian language).
- (November 19, 1928; transcription in the Russian language).
- (January 5, 1930; transcription in the Russian language).
- Site contains personal cases of arrested people.
- (1933; commentaries in the Byelorussian language, transcription in the Russian language).
Case of a teacher who agitated for personal possessions
- Site contains case of the teacher of music who was accused in agitation of personal possessions.
- (January, 1934; commentaries the Byelorussian language, transcription in the Russian language).
- Site contains testimonies of the Belarus prisoners about life in the camp of Ukrainian, Byelorussian, and Polish people.
- (1934 - 1939; commentaries, transcription in the Russian language).
- (1937; transcription in the Russian language).
- Document contains order about repressions: arrest and exiling in the camps kulaks, who were exiled previously in Siberia, people of different political movements, and just “anti-Soviet elements”
- (July 30, 1937; transcription in the Russian language).
- Site contains multiple documents of repressions in the area.
- (1938 - 1939; commentaries in the Byelorussian language, transcription in the Russian language).
- Document contains information about territorial interests of both governments towards Poland, Baltic countries, and territorial lands of Western Belarus and Ukraine. Transcription of the document.
- (August 23, 1939; facsimiles in the German language).
- Nazi-Soviet Relations (Department of State Publication)
- Documents from the archives of the German Foreign Office.
- (1939-1941; English translations)
- A collection of documents and agreements from the Avalon Project.
- (1939-1941; English translations).
- Site contains statistics of the repressions .
- (September 1939 – May 1941; commentaries, transcription in the Russian language).
- (22 June 1941; English translation).
- Site contains data about mobilization of the soviet people and technology which was implemented by the Soviet government.
- ( June 23, 1941; commentaries, images, transcription in the Russian languages).
- Site contains documents of the Nazi government about Slavic people.
- (1941; commentaries, maps, images, transcription in the Russian, English, Byelorussian, German languages).
- ( June 1941 – July 1944; commentaries, transcription in the Russian languages).
- Site contains images and documents of marshal who was at head of the Belarus front..
- (1941 - 1944, images, facsimiles in the Russian languages).
- (1941 - 1945; facsimiles, transcription in the Russian language).
- Site contains statistical information, documents, and articles about Red Army.
- (1941 - 1945; images, commentaries, transcription in the Russian language).
- Site contains governmental directives, orders, documents about lost in the war and personal cases of the solders .
- (1941-1945; facsimiles in the Russian language).
- Site contains images documents of Byelorussian and Ukrainian fronts.
- (1943 – 1945, transcription in the Russian languages).
- Site contains memoirs of the witness of the repressions 1937 - 1953.
- (March 18, 1958 ; commentaries, transcription in the Russian language).
- (1978; transcription in the Russian language).
- Site contains conferences, orders, and resolutions about situation with Chernobyl.
- (1986 - 2010, transcription in the Russian languages).
- Site contains investigation, data, and history of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
- (text in the English and Russian languages).
- Document was created by the committee about repressions which took place in the USSR in 1930-1950. Document was classified.
- (December 25, 1988; transcription in the Russian language).
- Document contains information about territorial argument between two countries
- (March 29, 1990; transcription in the Byelorussian language).
- (July 27, 1990, transcription in the Russian languages).
- (June 19, 1991; transcription in the Russian language).
- Site contains documents of the beginning of the period of independence of Belarus.
- (1991 - 1994; transcription in the Russian and Byelorussian language).
- Site contains several agreements between two countries.
- (1995 - 1999, transcription in the Russian languages).
- Official site of Communistic Party of Belarus contains it is documents.
- (1996 – 2010, images, transcription in the Russian languages).
- (November 10, 1999; transcription in the Russian language).
- Site contains documents of agreements and unions between two countries.
- (1990-es – 2006; transcription in the Russian language).
- Library of Congress guide to constitutional, legal and government documents.
- Includes primary and secondary documents, provided by Don Mabry.
- (Transcriptions, facsimiles and commentaries, mostly in English)
- (Facsimiles).
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