The development of Belarusian in the 19th century was strongly influenced by the political conflict in the territories of the former GDL, between the Russian Imperial authorities, trying to consolidate their rule over the "joined provinces", and the Polish and Polonized nobility, trying to bring back its pre-Partitions rule[Dovnar 1926] Ch. XXII Sec.1 p.507 (see also Polonization in times of Partitions).
the development of belarusian in the 19th century was strongly influenced by the political conflict in the territories of the former gdl between the russian imperial authorities trying to consolidate their rule over the "joined provinces" and the polish and polonized nobility trying to bring back its pre-partitions rule[dovnar 1926] ch xxii sec1 p507 (see also polonization in times of partitions)