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The 15 pages that link to Belarus, each with the reason it gives.

• Post-Soviet statesBroader topic: It maintained especially close political and economic ties with Russia.

• LithuaniaCompared with: Its shared border connects Lithuania to a neighboring state outside the European Union.

• VilniusRelated: Vilnius lies near the Belarusian border and has long-standing regional connections.

• LatviaCompared with: Latvia’s southeastern neighbor contrasts with its EU and NATO membership.

• Shanghai Cooperation OrganisationRelated: Its admission extended full membership farther west and continued the organization’s expansion.

• VitebskNarrower topic: Vitebsk is one of Belarus’s principal northern cities.

• Lithuanian JewsRelated: Historic Lithuanian Jewish life extended into areas now within Belarus.

• Kurmanbek BakiyevRelated: Bakiyev fled to Belarus, where he remained in exile.

• GrodnoNarrower topic: Grodno’s present-day institutions and civic life belong to the Belarusian state.

• Suwałki GapRelated: Belarus lies east of the corridor and borders both Poland and Lithuania.

• Svetlana AlexievichRelated: Alexievich’s Belarusian identity informs her position within Soviet and post-Soviet history.

• Volyn OblastRelated: The oblast’s northern boundary meets Belarus.

• Rivne OblastRelated: Rivne Oblast’s northern boundary is part of Ukraine’s international border with Belarus.

• Capture of ChernobylRelated: Russian forces advanced toward Chernobyl from Belarusian territory.

• GomelNarrower topic: Gomel is one of the country’s major cities in its southeast.