Dzyarzhynsk
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Dzyarzhynsk, or Dzerzhinsk, formerly known as Koydanava until 1932, is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Dzyarzhynsk District. As of 2026, it has a population
The People's House in Dzyarzhynsk, capital of the Dzierżyńszczyzna, in 1932
Shopping centre in Dzyarzhynsk
Polish National District
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Polish National Districts were national districts of the Soviet Union in the interbellum period providing national autonomy for Polish minorities in the Ukrainian and Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Rep
Dzyarzhynsk
…a Dziaržynava estate not far from the city, although on the other side of the then Polish-Soviet border. The city was the capital of the short-lived Dzierzynszczyzna Polish Autonomous District during 1932–38. It fell under German occupation during World War II. It was captured on 28 June 1941…
Felix Dzerzhinsky