arus ian ▁language ▁in ▁Poland ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁official ▁language , ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁the ▁" colon ization ▁of ▁Bel arus " ▁by ▁the ▁Polish ▁Os ad nik s , ▁and ▁the ▁free ▁distribution ▁to ▁pe as ants ▁of ▁land ▁owned ▁by ▁land l ords ▁upon ▁its ▁conf is cation . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁semi - o fficial ▁goal ▁to ▁un ite ▁all ▁of ▁Bel arus ians ▁of ▁West ▁Bel arus ▁and ▁East ▁Bel arus ▁within ▁one ▁Soviet ▁state , ▁which ▁in ▁all ▁practical ity , ▁was ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁tre ason ▁against ▁Poland . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁H ram ada ▁was ▁formed ▁leg ally ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁Its ▁leaders ▁were ▁among ▁prominent ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Bel arus ian ▁national ▁liber ation ▁movement ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century : ▁Sym on ▁Rak - Mich aj lo ŭ ski ▁has ▁previously ▁been ▁a ▁high - ran king ▁diplom at ▁for ▁the ▁Bel arus ian ▁Democratic ▁Republic , ▁Bran is ła ŭ ▁T ara š kie vi č ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁cre ator ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁modern ▁Bel arus ian ▁grammar . ▁ ▁The ▁Polish ▁authorities ▁began ▁to ▁suppress ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁H ram ada ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁policy ▁coord ination ▁with ▁the ▁de legal ized ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Western ▁Bel arus . ▁Bel arus ian ▁media ▁in ▁Poland ▁faced ▁increased ▁pressure ▁and ▁c ensor ship ▁from ▁the ▁authorities . ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁and