The Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic is concerned about public attempts to provoke a split between Belarusians and Lithuanians over the interpretation of the history and heritage of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Pahonia (Пагоня in Belarusian and Pogoń in Polish, translated as “the chase” or “the pursuit”) is the state symbol of Belarus since the Middle Ages.
The traditions of the Belarusian statehood date back to more than a thousand years. Under different names, the independent Belarusian state has existed for many centuries.
Presentation by Ivonka J. Survilla, President of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic in Exile, at the Conference of the Canadian Association of Slavists (Ottawa, 24 May 2009) If the sovereigns of my...