Soviet Socialist Republic, which was reunited with Western Belarus during World War 2 and lasted until the dissolution of the Soviet Union, which was ended by the Belovezh Accords in 1991. The modern Republic of Belarus exists since then. Cuisine Belarusian cuisine shares the same roots as the cuisines of other Eastern and Northern European countries. See also List of Belarusians (ethnic group) Demographics of Belarus Dregovichs Krivichs Litvin Radimichs History of Belarus Belarusian Americans Romani people in Belarus References Bibliography External links Ethnographic Map (New York, 1953) CIA World Fact Book 2005 Ethnic groups in Kazakhstan Slavic ethnic groups History of the Rus' people