11. In 1994 a record-breaking 26 percent drop in production was registered in Byelorussia . 12. Byelorussia was one of several Soviet republics occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II.13. Zorach Warhaftig was born on Feb . 2, 1906, in Volkovysk, in Byelorussia . 14. Republic of Byelorussia ( SSRB ). 15. "It is impossible to divide Russia, Byelorussia and Ukraine, " he said. 16. SSR Byelorussia became a founding member of the Soviet Union in 1922 and became known as BSSR. 17. Initially, the newspapers were printed at a press of the Communist Party of Byelorussia in Minsk. 18. The Poles themselves were driven from ex-Polish territory that became part of Soviet Ukraine and Byelorussia . 19. A ship sunk by SS-381 on 3 March 1944 was the Soviet merchant ship " Byelorussia " 20. The 2nd Belorussian Front was created in February 1944 as the Soviets pushed the Germans back towards Byelorussia .
