No, Belorussia is a completely different country. But it used to be a former Soviet Union Republic though. A lot of people speak Russian there too.
The first soviet socialist republics in 1922 were Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation (Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan).
As far as I know "white Russia" is a literal translation of "Belorussia" (Used to be a part of Russia, now a small independent state). In medieval Russian "white" meant "tax-liberated"... Maybe Belorussians didn't have to pay taxes these times...
The Soviet Union was formally dissolved in 1991, leaving 15 'new' states and countries, including Russia. As a result of the 1917 Revolution, Russia became the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic which joined with Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation to create the Soviet Union.
Right after the October Revolution, in 1918 Russia was renamed the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. In 1922 it joined with the republics of Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation (Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan) to form the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the Soviet Union. "Russia" was not simply renamed the Soviet Union.
Russia, Belorussia(Belarus), Ukraine, - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania (the Baltic states), Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Turkmenistan,Tajikistan, Uzbegistan. That is 15 republics.
Marc Chagall was born in Vitebsk, Russia (now in Belorussia).
The first soviet socialist republics in 1922 were Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation (Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan).
In 1922 Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation joined together to form the Soviet Union.
Countries which used to be parts of the USSR: Russia, Ukrain, Belorussia, Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan. No country used to be a part of Russia. Russia itself was a part of the USSR.
As far as I know "white Russia" is a literal translation of "Belorussia" (Used to be a part of Russia, now a small independent state). In medieval Russian "white" meant "tax-liberated"... Maybe Belorussians didn't have to pay taxes these times...
Marc Chagall lived in russia and a few other places Answer 2: What you mean by "other places" was southern France!
In Cyrillic letters: бело Pronounced in English: belo As in Belorussia or Belarus, which mean "White Russia."
Old: Litva Fairly Modern: Byelorussia, Belorussia, White Russia
The Soviet Union was formally dissolved in 1991, leaving 15 'new' states and countries, including Russia. As a result of the 1917 Revolution, Russia became the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic which joined with Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation to create the Soviet Union.
The "Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic" was the new name for Russia and its incorporated countries after the Revolution. It was not until 1923-1924 that it adopted the name "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" (USSR) after it joined with Belorussia, Georgia and the Transcaucasus Federation.
Russia has not been divided. The Soviet Union (1922-1991) has 15 Soviet republics. After Soviet Union destroy all 15 republics became independent Countries: Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Krgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan.
Right after the October Revolution, in 1918 Russia was renamed the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. In 1922 it joined with the republics of Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation (Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan) to form the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the Soviet Union. "Russia" was not simply renamed the Soviet Union.