Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'ime mkpọsa nke Russification n'afọ ndị 1840, Nicholas nke Mbụ machibidoro iji okwu ahụ bụ "Belarus" eme ihe 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. N'afọ 1863, nrụgide akụ na ụba na nke ọdịbendị gbagwojuru anya
nnupụisi, nke Kalinowski duziri. Mgbe nnupụisi ahụ kụrụ afọ n'ala, gọọmentị Russia webatara iji Cyrillic na Belarusian na 1864 ma machibido iji mkpụrụedemede Latin.