“YEAR OF GOOD SERVICE TO THE

CITIZEN”

STUDENT: Salazar Saldarriaga Yolka Briggith

TEACHER:

GRADE: 2nd of secondary

COURSE: English

THEME: Belarus

PERU_TUMBES
2017
 BELARUS

ETYMOLOGY:

. The name of Belarus derives from the term White Russia, which
first appeared in medieval German and Latin literature. The Latin term
for the region was Alba Ruthenia. Historically, the country was
mentioned in English as White Ruthenia. It is also stated that White
Ruthenia describes the Eastern European area populated by Slavs or
the States that occupied the area

GEOGRAPHY:
. Belarus is a landlocked, relatively flat state, and contains large
tracts of marshy land.
According to an estimate,
made by the United Nations,
40% of Belarusian territory is
covered by forests. A large
number of streams and
11,000 lakes are found in
Belarus. Three large rivers
cross the country: the Niemen
River, the Pripyat, and the
Dnieper River. The Nieman
flows westward to the Baltic
Sea and Pripyat to the east to
the Dnipro, the Dnipro flows
south to the Black Sea. The highest point of Belarus is the peak
Dzyarzhynskaya Hara of 345 msnm, and its lowest point is in the river
Neman to 90 msnm.
 HISTORY:
. Belarus was colonized by Slavic tribes in the sixth century. Little by
little he came in contact with the Varangians, a group of warriors made
up of Scandinavians and Baltic Slavs. Although defeated and
expelled briefly by the local population, they were allowed to return to
the Varangians later and helped form a political entity - commonly
known as Kiev Rus - in exchange for tribute. The Rus State of Kiev
began approximately in the year 862 around the city of Kiev, and
alternately around the present city of Novgorod.

COIN:
. The Belarusian ruble is the legal tender of Belarus. The ISO 4217
code that belongs to it is BYR and is accustomed to abbreviate it as
Br. A ruble is divided into 100 kópeks

RELIGION:
. Belarus has supported different religions, mostly Catholicism,
different denominations of Protestantism. Important minorities
practice Judaism and other religions. Many Byelorussians converted
to the Russian Orthodox Church after Belarus was annexed by. As a
result, the Russian Orthodox Church now has more members than
other denominations.
 MOST IMPORTANT CITIES:

* This city, capital of Belarus,

has approximately 2 million
inhabitants
. MINSK

* 359,000 habitants. The

city was founded in the
year 974 by Duchess Olga
of Kiev
. VÍTEBSK

* Gómel is a city in the

south-east of B elarus
With a population of
515,325 inhabitants
. GÓMEL
 * It is located near the river
Neman, near the borders with
Poland and Lithuania. The
population is 327 540
inhabitants.
. GRODNO

* Known as Brest-Litovsk is a
city of Belarus, close to the
border with Poland The
population is 298 329
inhabitants
. BREST

* Is a city in the province of

Maguilov in Belarus on the
Bereziná river. It is a city in
Belarus with a population of
227,000
. BABRUISK
 * Is a city of the Province
of Brest with a population
(from 1995) of 173,000.
. BARÁNAVICHI

*Is a city of Belarus with

145 659 inhabitants. It is
located by the Berezina
river in the province of
Minsk.
. BORISOV

* Is a city of Belarus
located at the confluence
of the Dnieper and
Órshytsa rivers
. ORSHA
 *Is a city in the east of
Belarus, near the Russian
border. It has more than
300,000 inhabitants.
. MAGUILOV

FAUNA:
. The fauna is represented by about 55 species, among which are
wild boars, elk, lynx, gamos, wild horses, ermine, otters, mink, beaver
and especially bison. Although they were in extinction way, at the
moment they are protected.
 FLORA:
. The flora is typical of this part of Europe. In the forests of the North
there are pines, firs and birches, and in the South, there are
chestnuts, elms and white beeches.
 GASTRONOMY:
. Belarusian cuisine consists mainly of vegetables, meat (especially
pork), and breads. Foods are usually
either slowly cooked or stewed. A
typical Belarusian eats a very light
breakfast and two hearty meals,
dinner is the main meal of the day.
Wheat and rye breads are consumed
in Belarus

MUSIC:

. In the 17th century, Polish composer Stanislaw Moniuszko

composed operas and chamber music pieces while living in Minsk,
worked with the Belarusian poet Vintsent Dunin-Martsinkyevich and
created the opera Sielanka. At the end of the 19th century, the main
cities of Belarus formed their own opera and ballet companies.

GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS:

. Belarus is a presidential republic ruled by a president and the

National Assembly. According to the Constitution, the president is
elected every five years. The National Assembly is a bicameral
parliament composed of the 110 members of the House of
Representatives and the 64 members of the Council of the Republic.
Belarus is the only country in Europe that maintains the death penalty
for certain crimes in times of peace and war. The constitution was
also changed by Lukashenko, who eliminated the term limits for the
presidency
 ECONOMY:

. Most of the country's economy is controlled by the state, which has

been described as "Soviet-style." Thus, 51.2% of Belarussians are
employed by state-owned companies, 47.4% are employed by private
companies in Belarus and 1.4% are employed by foreign companies.
The country depends on imports like Russian oil. It has important
agricultural products such as potatoes and animal by-products,
including meat and hides. As of 1994, most Belarusian exports were
heavy machinery

LITERATURE:
. Belarusian literature began in the 11th century and was originally
religious writing until the 13th century The last great renewal of the
literature of this country occurred in the 1960s with the novels
published by Vasil Bykaŭ and Uladzimir Karatkievich. The free
development of Belarusian literature took place in the part occupied
by the Poles