Very briefly; in the thriteenth century up until the sixteenth century, what is now considered Belarus, was once the center of the Grand Duchy of Litva, sometimes called the Belarusian-Lithuanian state by historians. Its territory included what is now modern-day Belarus, as well as Lithuania, Ukraine, and part of Russia. Not only was Belarus the center of this state, but the primary language of the state was Belarusian.
The period between the 15th century and mid-17th century is considered Belarus' golden age and a time of great growth for Belarus' cities and towns. The Grand Duchy Statute, which came out in 1588, was the only full code of laws published in Europe since the Roman Law and the Napoleonic Code.
The Grand Duchy of Litva and the Polish Kingdom formed a political union which gave rise to the Litva-Poland confederation in the sixteenth century, which led to the lands being divided amongst Russia, Austria, and Prussia. Belarusian lands thus became part of the Russian empire. This lasted until the eighteenth century. Russia took away her name and her language, forcing her to speak only Russian, which could have easily caused her ficsation.
She was forced to assimilate and was called the North-Western Region of the Russian but would not stand for it. She, along with Poland and Lithuania, banded together to regain their rights and become independent. She was given a few of her rights back, including the ability to publish books and newspapers in her own language. However, true independence only came with the fall of the Russian monarchy near the end of World War I.
In December 1917, the All-Belarusan Congress opened in Minsk, giving birth to a new Belarusan state. Various peace treaties were signed and Belarus was divided into two parts, the Western half was given to Poland, then taken back as part of the BSSR.
During World War II, Belarus was occupied by Nazi Germany, although she resist the occupation. Many of the towns and villages of her people were burned down. On the 25th of August 1991, the BSSR Supreme Soviet declared the political and economic independence of Belarus. It's in fact just scared of others and that causes her to act mean to them, she sees Russia as a protection and wants to become one with him for that reason, or it could also be some kind of stockhome syndrome, or something along those lines and of course, even with everything that has happend that bond of being his sibling is still a big factor there. After being forced to forget herself and her own language for so long it can be true that she stuck to Russia for that reason.
Belarus is an intimidating, cold, and she's beautiful and horrid at the same time. She's said to have 'a bit of a harsh atmosphere', and with her frigid stares and the chill of the knife in her hand, it's easy to have it weigh down on your shoulders. At first, she may not come off as too much of a nut - she's pretty blank very hard to drag much of anything out of. If not constantly sour, and of course that can't bode too badly in every case. Belarus is shown to carry around a knife at points, most notably in the Meeting Of The World strip where she's holding it to a traumatized Latvia's back as Russia scares him, but it wouldn't be surprising if she always held some kind of weapon with her at all times, due to her rough upbringing and unfourtune past events.
According to a footnote at the end of Russia's Big And Little Sisters in Hetalia volume 2, Belarus briefly became a sort of adoptive younger sister to America after the fall of the Soviet Union, which could mean that she still has some feelings towards him for helping her out and all. Her appearance as a Hetalia "desktop buddy" also reveals that she loves the occult, and that her favorite reading material was the Soviet newspaper Pravda. Latvia also mentions that Belarus has been into rock music as of late, might go with her rather rough personality.
To any others outside of her siblings, she's very cruel - especially if they're caring to her. It doesn't necessarily seem to be that she rejects the kindness; rather, it seems as though a vicious response is merely her default reaction, might also be a way to protect herself. She's strong, both in persistence and in mannerism. Her lovely feminine features and soft appeal are greatly contrasted by her sharp words, furrowed brow and blunt honesty. As Bela is sometimes seen as being absolutely bloody insane and will stab you with a knife in the bat of an eyelash, this is not actually the case. While Natalia is quite the stubborn one and one that is quick to anger if the right things are said -maybe insult someone she cares about-, she won’t just needlessly stab whoever crosses her path with a knife. Not to say that she won’t if you provoke her enough, but unlike some people think she won’t just stab you without good reason.
Still, this anger seems to be born greatly, though not fully, of hurt. Belarus is unable to comprehend that people aren't perfectly malleable. The fact that her brother doesn't love her as she loves him troubles her greatly, and her sister Ukraine, who's said to be recklessly dragged into trouble pretty often, is probably a - slightly hesitant - source of comfort... though, Ukraine is yet another person that Belarus is deeply jealous of.
So continues the pattern of emotional (and physical) abuse toward the people who love her. And, well. To everyone else, too. Her animosity towards the Baltics seems to be endless: however, she does have a bit of a soft spot for America (it's about the size of the one she holds for her sister Ukraine), thanks to his temporary adoption of her as a sibling following the fall of the USSR.
Natalia also isn't really that experienced in romantic relationships . . . at all. Which can be seen as she constantly pesters her brother to marry her, so things involving romance can be a tad awkward for her since she doesn't have much experience in that area.
At one point when she was still a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, she had a large respect for Toris, although she now doesn't see the current Lithuania, the used to be house maid of Russia who allows himself to be walked all over at times, and the strong but gentle looking nation who used to rule most of Eastern Europe as the same person. In her eyes, she sees them as two different people. The respect that she had for Lithuania faded away along with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in her eyes, so did the man, or nation rather, that he used to be. Of course, she will forever be very annoyed by him for taking her away from her brother.
Depending on the language Belarus is speaking, her personality will vary slightly. For example, when she speaks English (obviously her defaultly spoken language) she seems to have a bored or annoyed exterior, when she speaks Russian she tends to seem a bit more easily angered and tends to snap more quickly, when she speaks Belarusian she shows her emotions and expresses how she is feeling more easily, she will usually only speak complete sentences other than greetings and simple phrases with those she is close to or feels more safe around.
Belarus also knows Lithuanian and Polish from her time in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, but is extremely rare to hear her speak either of these languages unless something horribly ticked her. She does not like speaking of her time in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth or the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, it's a good way to make her snap at you. It brings out a lot of her emotions that she would rather not be feeling and memories that she finds to be best forgotten. It's probably for the best not to speak of it unless she is the one who brings it up.
Abilities: Immortatly of a country, that and she has lots of talent with blades?
Belarus - APH - Not reserved
Very briefly; in the thriteenth century up until the sixteenth century, what is now considered Belarus, was once the center of the Grand Duchy of Litva, sometimes called the Belarusian-Lithuanian state by historians. Its territory included what is now modern-day Belarus, as well as Lithuania, Ukraine, and part of Russia. Not only was Belarus the center of this state, but the primary language of the state was Belarusian.
The period between the 15th century and mid-17th century is considered Belarus' golden age and a time of great growth for Belarus' cities and towns. The Grand Duchy Statute, which came out in 1588, was the only full code of laws published in Europe since the Roman Law and the Napoleonic Code.
The Grand Duchy of Litva and the Polish Kingdom formed a political union which gave rise to the Litva-Poland confederation in the sixteenth century, which led to the lands being divided amongst Russia, Austria, and Prussia. Belarusian lands thus became part of the Russian empire. This lasted until the eighteenth century. Russia took away her name and her language, forcing her to speak only Russian, which could have easily caused her ficsation.
She was forced to assimilate and was called the North-Western Region of the Russian but would not stand for it. She, along with Poland and Lithuania, banded together to regain their rights and become independent. She was given a few of her rights back, including the ability to publish books and newspapers in her own language. However, true independence only came with the fall of the Russian monarchy near the end of World War I.
In December 1917, the All-Belarusan Congress opened in Minsk, giving birth to a new Belarusan state. Various peace treaties were signed and Belarus was divided into two parts, the Western half was given to Poland, then taken back as part of the BSSR.
During World War II, Belarus was occupied by Nazi Germany, although she resist the occupation. Many of the towns and villages of her people were burned down. On the 25th of August 1991, the BSSR Supreme Soviet declared the political and economic independence of Belarus. It's in fact just scared of others and that causes her to act mean to them, she sees Russia as a protection and wants to become one with him for that reason, or it could also be some kind of stockhome syndrome, or something along those lines and of course, even with everything that has happend that bond of being his sibling is still a big factor there. After being forced to forget herself and her own language for so long it can be true that she stuck to Russia for that reason.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus#History
http://www.belarus.by/en/about-belarus/history
http://aci.byelarus.com/index.php?p=5
http://www.belarusguide.com/as/history/history.html
Personality:
Belarus is an intimidating, cold, and she's beautiful and horrid at the same time. She's said to have 'a bit of a harsh atmosphere', and with her frigid stares and the chill of the knife in her hand, it's easy to have it weigh down on your shoulders. At first, she may not come off as too much of a nut - she's pretty blank very hard to drag much of anything out of. If not constantly sour, and of course that can't bode too badly in every case. Belarus is shown to carry around a knife at points, most notably in the Meeting Of The World strip where she's holding it to a traumatized Latvia's back as Russia scares him, but it wouldn't be surprising if she always held some kind of weapon with her at all times, due to her rough upbringing and unfourtune past events.
According to a footnote at the end of Russia's Big And Little Sisters in Hetalia volume 2, Belarus briefly became a sort of adoptive younger sister to America after the fall of the Soviet Union, which could mean that she still has some feelings towards him for helping her out and all. Her appearance as a Hetalia "desktop buddy" also reveals that she loves the occult, and that her favorite reading material was the Soviet newspaper Pravda. Latvia also mentions that Belarus has been into rock music as of late, might go with her rather rough personality.
To any others outside of her siblings, she's very cruel - especially if they're caring to her. It doesn't necessarily seem to be that she rejects the kindness; rather, it seems as though a vicious response is merely her default reaction, might also be a way to protect herself. She's strong, both in persistence and in mannerism. Her lovely feminine features and soft appeal are greatly contrasted by her sharp words, furrowed brow and blunt honesty. As Bela is sometimes seen as being absolutely bloody insane and will stab you with a knife in the bat of an eyelash, this is not actually the case. While Natalia is quite the stubborn one and one that is quick to anger if the right things are said -maybe insult someone she cares about-, she won’t just needlessly stab whoever crosses her path with a knife. Not to say that she won’t if you provoke her enough, but unlike some people think she won’t just stab you without good reason.
Still, this anger seems to be born greatly, though not fully, of hurt. Belarus is unable to comprehend that people aren't perfectly malleable. The fact that her brother doesn't love her as she loves him troubles her greatly, and her sister Ukraine, who's said to be recklessly dragged into trouble pretty often, is probably a - slightly hesitant - source of comfort... though, Ukraine is yet another person that Belarus is deeply jealous of.
So continues the pattern of emotional (and physical) abuse toward the people who love her. And, well. To everyone else, too. Her animosity towards the Baltics seems to be endless: however, she does have a bit of a soft spot for America (it's about the size of the one she holds for her sister Ukraine), thanks to his temporary adoption of her as a sibling following the fall of the USSR.
Natalia also isn't really that experienced in romantic relationships . . . at all. Which can be seen as she constantly pesters her brother to marry her, so things involving romance can be a tad awkward for her since she doesn't have much experience in that area.
At one point when she was still a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, she had a large respect for Toris, although she now doesn't see the current Lithuania, the used to be house maid of Russia who allows himself to be walked all over at times, and the strong but gentle looking nation who used to rule most of Eastern Europe as the same person. In her eyes, she sees them as two different people. The respect that she had for Lithuania faded away along with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in her eyes, so did the man, or nation rather, that he used to be. Of course, she will forever be very annoyed by him for taking her away from her brother.
Depending on the language Belarus is speaking, her personality will vary slightly. For example, when she speaks English (obviously her defaultly spoken language) she seems to have a bored or annoyed exterior, when she speaks Russian she tends to seem a bit more easily angered and tends to snap more quickly, when she speaks Belarusian she shows her emotions and expresses how she is feeling more easily, she will usually only speak complete sentences other than greetings and simple phrases with those she is close to or feels more safe around.
Belarus also knows Lithuanian and Polish from her time in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, but is extremely rare to hear her speak either of these languages unless something horribly ticked her. She does not like speaking of her time in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth or the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, it's a good way to make her snap at you. It brings out a lot of her emotions that she would rather not be feeling and memories that she finds to be best forgotten. It's probably for the best not to speak of it unless she is the one who brings it up.
Abilities: Immortatly of a country, that and she has lots of talent with blades?