Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, and historically Byelorussia, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest.

What language is mostly spoken in Belarus?

The majority speak Belarusian, and most also speak either Russian or Ukrainian. As well as Russian and Ukrainian, other minority languages spoken include Polish and Yiddish. Approximately 13% of the Belarusian population are native speakers of Russian, 3% of Ukrainian and 4% of Polish.

Is Belarusians Russian?

Belarusian, which is central to the concept of national identity, is an East Slavic language that is related to both Russian and Ukrainian, with dialects that are transitional to both. It is written in a Cyrillic alphabet and has loanwords from both Polish and Russian, which is reflective of the region's history.