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{{Geokutija
|settlement_type = [[City]]
|official_name = Minsk
|native_name = Мінск {{·}} Минск
|image_flag = Flag of Minsk, Belarus.svg
|image_shield = Coat of arms of Minsk.svg
|image_skyline = Minsk montage 240513.jpg|300px
(contracted; show full), Minsk had only about 2,000 residents and just 300 houses. The second wave of devastation occurred during the [[Great Northern War]], when Minsk was occupied in 1708 and 1709 by the army of [[Charles XII of Sweden]] and then by the army of [[Peter I of Russia|Peter the Great]]. {{citat potreban|date=December 2011}} The last decades of the Polish rule involved decline or very slow development, since Minsk had become a small provincial town of little economic or military significance.

===Russian rule===
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[[File:Belarus-Minsk-Church of Mary Magdalene-2.jpg|220px|thumb|Russian Orthodox church of St. Mary Magdalene (built in 1847).]]
[[File:K. Marx street photo.JPG|A street in central Minsk|thumb|200px|right]]

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===Recent developments===
[[File:Independence Avenue in Minsk.jpg|[[Independence Avenue (Minsk)|Niezalezhnasti avenue]] (Initial part of avenue candidates for inclusion in [[World Heritage Site]])|thumb|300px|right]]
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Throughout the 1990s, after the fall of Communism, the city continued to change. As the capital of a newly independent country, Minsk quickly acquired the attributes of a major city. Embassies were opened, and a number of Soviet administrative buildings became government centres. During the early and mid-1990s, Minsk was hit by an [[Financial crisis|economic crisis]] and many development projects were halted, resulting in high unemployment and underemployment. Since the late 1990s, the(contracted; show full)860s and was facilitated by the railways built in the 1870s. However, much of the industrial infrastructure was destroyed during World War I and especially during World War II. After the last war the development of the city was linked to the development of industry, especially of [[Research and development|R&D]]-intensive sectors (heavy emphasis of R&D intensive industries in [[urban planning|urban development]] in the USSR is known in Western geography as 'Minsk phenomenon'). {{citat pot
ereban|date=November 2011}} Minsk was turned into a major production site for trucks, tractors, gears, optical equipment, refrigerators, television sets and radios, bicycles, motorcycles, watches, and metal-processing equipment. Outside machine-building and electronics, Minsk also had textiles, construction materials, food processing, and printing industries. During the Soviet period, development of the industries was linked to suppliers and markets within the USSR, and the break-up of the union in 1991 led to(contracted; show full)
*[[Horizont]] – specialised in producing TV-sets, audio and video electronics. Established in 1950 in north-central Minsk.

===Unemployment===
Official statistics quote unemployment in Minsk at 0.3%.
<ref name=nav.2302>[http://naviny.by/rubrics/society/2011/02/23/ic_articles_116_172587/ Сколько реально безработных в Минске?] {{r
ef-ruu simbol}}</ref> During 2009 census 5.6% of Minsk residents of employable age called themselves unemployed.<ref name=nav.2302/>
The government discourages official unemployment registration with tiny unemployment benefits (70 000 BYR ≈ $14 per month) and obligatory public works.

==Transport==

===Local transport===
[[File:Minsk 031 20070803 0170.jpg|thumb|230px|Tram in Minsk.]]
(contracted; show full)tiviry>{{cite web |url = http://landofancestors.com/travel/statistics/252-number-of-organisations-engaged-in-tourist-activities-in-belarus-by-region.html |title = Number of organisations engaged in tourist activities in Belarus by region |publisher = National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus |author= Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus. |year = 2011 |website = Land of Ancestors |accessdate= 9 October 2013 }}</ref>

==International relations==
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tijte|List of twin towns and sister cities in Belarus}}

===Twin towns and Sister cities===
Minsk is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:<ref name="Minsk">{{cite web|url=http://minsk.gov.by/ru/city/|archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web/20130502075333/http://minsk.gov.by/ru/city/|title=Twin towns and Sister cities of Minsk ''[via WaybackMachine.com]''|publisher=The department of protocol and international relations of Minsk City Executive Committee|archivedate=2 May 2013|(contracted; show full)[[Kategorija:Cities in Belarus]]
[[Kategorija:Capitals in Europe]]
[[Kategorija:Hero Cities of the Soviet Union]]
[[Kategorija:Populated places established in the 11th century]]
[[Kategorija:Subdivisions of Belarus]]
[[Kategorija:Populated places in Minsk Region]]
[[Kategorija:Minsk Governorate]]
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