 Complete the following phrase:  Based on the data of archeology, ethnography, anthropology, and linguistics, professor Leszek Bednarczuk makes an assumption that the Belarusian ethnos and language were formed due to the dependence on the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and during this epoch of Lithuanian domination, the Belarusian language and nationality began to take shape. Despite the fact that the Belarusians share a distinct ethnic identity and language, they never previously had a political sovereignty 