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Minsk: Russia
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At the time of the 1897 census, Jews were the largest ethnic group in Minsk (51.2% of the population). Other substantial ethnic groups were Russians (25.5%), Poles (11.4%) and Belarusians (9%). The latter figure may be not accurate as some local Belarusians were likely to be counted as Russians. There was ... a small traditional community of Lipka Tatars living in Minsk for centuries.
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[Presenter] A key suspect in the murder of the editor of Russian version of the Forbes magazine, Paul Klebnikov , has been detained in Minsk, Vremya Novostey newspaper reported today. Andrey Gavrilov has the details.
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