Byelarus Ussr

Soviet Byelorussia changed its name Thursday to the Republic of Byelarus and adopted a new flag, anthem and coat of arms to reflect its ethnic identity. News reports from the republic of 10 million, on the Russian Federation's western border, said the Parliament voted to drop the formal title, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, in favor of Byelarus--the region's name in the Byelorussian language.

Soviet Byelorussia changed its name Thursday to the Republic of Byelarus and adopted a new flag, anthem and coat of arms to reflect its ethnic identity. News reports from the republic of 10 million, on the Russian Federation's western border, said the Parliament voted to drop the formal title, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, in favor of Byelarus--the region's name in the Byelorussian language.