Barysaw
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| Barysaw Барысаў Борисов |
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| Coordinates: 54°14′N 28°30′E / 54.233°N 28.5°E | |||
| Country |  Belarus |
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| Voblast | Minsk Voblast | ||
| Raion | Barysaw Raion | ||
| Founded | 1102 | ||
| Population (1999) | |||
| - Total | 150,700 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Area code(s) | +375 01777 | ||
| Website | www.borisovcity.net | ||
Barysaw (Belarusian: Бары́саў IPA: [baˈrɨsau̯]; Russian: Бори́сов, Borisov; Lithuanian: Borisovas; Polish: Borysów) (population 150,700 as of 1999), also transliterated Barysau, is a town in Belarus situated near the Berezina River in the Minsk Voblast.
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[edit] History
Barysaw is first mentioned in Laurentian Codex as being founded (as Borisov) in 1102 by Polotsk prince Boris Vseslavovich. During next couple of centuries it was burned and then re-created a bit southern.
At the end of XIII century it became a part of Great Duchy of Lithuania. Since 1569 (after Union of Lublin) it became part of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and at 1793 (after Second Partition of Poland) it became a part of Russian Empire.
January 22, 1796 authorities has established town's arm of coats (decree #17435). Top half contained coat of arms of Minsk, and lower half had two stylized towers with a passage between them at the silver background, and a Saint Peter above the towers holding a key in the hand (coat of arms established by Stanislaw August). At that time, Borisow was an uyezd town.
In 1812 Napoleon's troops were defeated while crossing the Berezina river. This event recently was being reproduced by mediaeval military amateurs at town's feasts. One of Napoleonic time cannon is kept near town's museum. Action took place nearby at so-called hospital heights.
In 1871, the railroad between Brest and Moscow passed near Barysaw, and a railroad station was built there. In 1900 the area around the station was annexed to Barysaw. In November 1917 it became a part of the Soviet Union. From 1918 to 1920 it was occupied by Germany and then Poland. After they were evicted, the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic was established.
During World War II, Barysaw was occupied by Nazi Germany from July 2, 1941, to July 1, 1944, and most of the city was destroyed. More than 33,000 people were killed in six death camps which were constructed around the town.
[edit] Industry
After the war Barysaw became a major industrial centre, and as of 2002 there are 41 large factories, whose goods are exported to Russia, the CIS, and abroad. The railroad is still an important artery, but now it is powered by overhead electric lines. Biggest factories are (in no particular order):
- BATE (electicity automobile parts)
- AGU (avto-gidro-usilitel — power steering in Russian)
- Pharmaceutical plant (medpreparatov)
- Turbocompressors plant (agregatov)
- matches plant (Borisovdrev)
Biggest enterprises are still owned and operated by the government.[citation needed]
[edit] Modern living
Town is divided by river to Old and New parts connected by one bridge. Railway station, internation road, Ispolkom (ex-KPSS Gorispolkom), military staff and central place are in new part. As usual for this region, families live mostly in flats in large, modern apartment buildings, but there are some single-family homes on the outskirts, some of which do not yet have indoor plumbing. The water comes from an artesian well and is very clean and healthy.
[edit] Authorities
- President of the Republic Belarus Lukashenko January 9, 2009 has assigned Vladimir Miranovich to position of Head of Regional Administration (Ispolkom) [1].
- Head of City Administration, also called a Mayor of city, is Vassily Burgun [2]
[edit] Media
- “Borisovskiye Novosti” newspaper: privately owned independent media on both languages; there is a scandal related to attempt of the Mayor to stop its distribution, recently revoked by court [3]
- “Adzinstva” newspaper: official issued by the Mayor, in Belarussian
- Local TV company "Skif" (website)
[edit] Remarkable
- Anatoly Chubais, USSR and Russian federation economist
- FC BATE has reached international participation in Champions League
- Haim Laskov, the fifth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
- Andrei Aramnau, a weightlifter and current world record holder
- A Switzerland Beresina song devoted to Battle of Berezina exists
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Website of the City of Barysaw
- Barysaw Online
- Photos of Borisov Uyezd by Prokudin-Gorsky
- Adzinstva newspaper website
- "Borisov news" website
- Adzinstva newspaper website
- Rayispolkom
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