▁Port s . ▁Also , ▁the ▁liqu or ▁and ▁alco hol ▁industry ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁developed , ▁including ▁the ▁Pot ock i ' s ▁V od ka ▁Dist illery ▁( est . ▁ 1 8 9 3 ). ▁It ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁brilliant ▁invest ment ▁by ▁Pot ock i ▁family --- to ▁date , ▁the ▁most ▁prof itable ▁enter prise , ▁supp lying ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁budget ▁and ▁tax ▁reven ues . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁the ▁town ▁changed ▁hands ▁several ▁times , ▁including ▁German ▁and ▁Polish ▁arm ies ▁during ▁the ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁Polish - B ols he vik ▁War . ▁Finally , ▁on ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Ber az ino ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁By elor uss ian ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic . ▁From ▁June ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁ra ion ▁centre ▁in ▁the ▁B ary s aw ▁District ▁and ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁- ▁Min sk ▁District . ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁town ▁grew , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁M og ile v ▁Province . ▁During ▁that ▁time , ▁mass ▁industrial isation ▁took ▁place , ▁and ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁port ▁allowed ▁a ▁development ▁of ▁ship building , ▁wheel , ▁text ile ▁and ▁liqu or ▁fact ories , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁smaller ▁work sh ops