Does Belarusian Minister of Culture call our country Byelorussia? (video)

Minister of Culture Barys Svyatlou called Belarus ‘Byelorussia’ when speaking about the Great Patriotic War. He pronounced the word on Belarus-1.

Barys Svyatlou: “Byelorussia was the citadel of resistance to fascism.”

This name is often used for our country in Russia – it is done even in official documents and on the state level. However, Belarusian officials and mass media use the name Belarus even when they are speaking or writing in Russian.

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