Minsk or Miensk ( Ð Ñ -- Ð 1\/2 Ñ Ð ( official spelling in Belarus ) , Ð Ð Ð 1\/2 Ñ Ð ; Ð Ð Ð 1\/2 Ñ Ð ; MiÅ sk ) is the capital and a major city of Belarus . The resulting form of the name , Minsk ( spelled either Ð Ð Ð 1\/2 Ñ Ð Ñ or Ð Ñ # Ð 1\/2 Ñ Ð Ñ ) , was taken over both in Russian ( modern spelling : Ð Ð Ð 1\/2 Ñ Ð ) and Polish ( MiÅ sk ) , and under the influence especially of Russian it also became official in Belarusian .