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First mentioned in 1067, Minsk became the capital of the Principality of Minsk, an appanage of the Principality of Polotsk, before being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1242. It received town privileges in 1499. From 1569, it was the capital of Minsk Voivodeship, an administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was part of the territories annexed by the Russian Empire in 1793, as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland. From 1919 to 1991, after the Russian Revolution, Minsk was the capital of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, which became a republic of the Soviet Union in 1922. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Minsk became the capital of the newly independent Republic of Belarus. 0 reply
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Minsk is the largest economic centre of Belarus. The total volume of tax revenues is about half of the total volume in the country. The largest taxpayers of the city in the first quarter of 2011 were Beltransgaz OJSC, Lukoil-Belorussiya IP, Minsk Kristall RUP (producer of alcoholic beverages), Velcom IP, Mingaz UP, Minskenergo RUP, Beltelecom RUP, Tabak-Invest LLC, Unis Oil LLC and Priorbank OJSC. Together, they provided 40% of revenues. In the first quarter of 2011, 54% of revenues to the consolidated budget of the city came from non-state enterprises, while in 2010 they accounted for 46.6% of revenues. In 2010, small businesses provided about 25% of tax revenues. The gross regional product of Minsk is 26.4% formed by the manufacturing industry, 19.9% by wholesale trade 12.3% by transport and communications 8.6% by retail trade, and 5.8% by construction. The share of the city's gross regional product (GRP) in the republican gross domestic product (GDP) is 23.7%, or 120 trillion ₽ about 12.8 billion $ 0 reply
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