Within her present boundaries Byelorussian Republic embraces the territory of 80.000 square miles with the population of over 8 million. Besides this. several millions of Byelorussian speaking people are living outside the Byelorussian S.S.R.. mainly on the territories incorporated by Moscow into the Russian S.F.S.R.. as for example in the district of Smolensk. Also several millions of Byelorussians are now scattered all over the European and Asian lands of the SovietRussian empire as the result of endless mass deportations and forcible resettlements of Byelorussians carried continuously by Moscow in time of Stalins as well as Khrushchevs dictatorships. Due to her size. her economic and human resources and her exceptional strategic position as Moscows bridge to Central and West Europe. Byelorussian SSR has an important place in the Soviet political picture.
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