Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - N'ime mkpọsa nke Russification na 1840s, Nicholas nke Mbụ machibidoro iji okwu ahụ bụ "Belarus" ma kpọọ mpaghara ahụ "North-Western Territory". Ọ machibidokwara iji asụsụ Belarusian eme ihe n'ụlọ akwụkwọ ọha, mee mkpọsa megide mbipụta Belarusian ma gbalịa ịmanye ndị a tọghatara n'okpukpe Katọlik n'okpuru ndị Poland ịlaghachi n'okwukwe Ọtọdọks. Na 1863, nrụgide akụ̀ na ụba na nke ọdịbendị mere ka e nwee nnupụisi
, nke Kalinowski duziri. Mgbe nnupụisi ahụ kụrụ afọ n'ala, gọọmentị Russia weghachiri iji Cyrillic na Belarusian na 1864 ma machibido iji mkpụrụedemede Latin.