Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mukurudziro yokuRussia muma1840, Nicholas I akarambidza kushandiswa kweshoko rokuti "Belarus" uye akatumidza nharaunda yacho kuti "North-Western Territory". Akarambidzawo kushandiswa kwomutauro weBelarusian muzvikoro zvehurumende, akaita mushandirapamwe wokurwisana nezvinyorwa zveBelarusian uye akaedza kudzvinyirira avo vakanga vatendeukira kuchiKaturike pasi pevaPolish kuti vadzokere pakutenda kweOrthodox. Muna 1863, dzvinyiriro yezvemari neyemagariro yakaputika kuva
kupandukira, kwakatungamirirwa naKalinowski. Mushure mokukundikana kwechimurenga chacho, hurumende yeRussia yakaita kuti chiBelarusian chishandiswe chiCyrillic muna 1864 uye yakarambidza kushandiswa kwearufabheti yechiLatin.