How Did Belarus Gain The Independence Of The Soviet Union?

The Soviet Union was established in 1922 and lasted until approximately 1991. From 1940 to 1991, the Soviet Union was made up of fifteen republics.Between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, Russia began to expand its territory. Then in 1922 the Bolsheviks controlled Russia and formed the Soviet Union, a communist state comprised of fifteen republics. Russia was th largest and most powerful of these. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia were among the republics of the Soviet Union until it dissolved Baltic nations (Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are Baltic nations). Because of the Soviet Union countries have split apart and fought against each other.

Moldova was once part of Romania, and later became part of the Soviet Union until gaining its independence in 1991. Lithuania was a republic of the Soviet Union until 1991, when it regained its independence. Belarus gained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 but still kept close tires with russia since its landlocked. In the 10th century Ukraine was the largest and most powerful European nation, it fell under the control of a number of foreign powers, including Poland, Lithuania, and Russia. Although it gained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 it still had issues. …show more content…
And other ethnic groups stayed with Russia and sometimes against will.Slavs are the largest ethnic group. And because of these people's different ethnicities people began to have problem which ultimately led to changes in the political geography. These are a few things that have changed because of the Soviet Union. some of this information I got from past Ignitia