Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1654 Minsk yakakundwa nemauto aTsar Alexei weRussia. VaRussia vakatonga guta racho kusvikira muna 1667, apo rakadzorerwa naMambo wePoland naGreat Duke weLithuania John II Casimir Vasa. Pakupera kweMafashamo
, Minsk yaiva nevagari vanenge 2 000 chete uye dzimba 300 chete. Mamwe maguta namataundi eLithuania akaparadzwawo zvikuru nehondo. Danho rechipiri rokuparadza rakaitika muGreat Northern War apo Minsk yakatorwa muna 1708 na1709 <unk> neuto reSweden raCharles XII uye ipapo neuto reRussia raPeter Mukuru. Minsk yakabhadhara mitero mikuru kumauto ose ari maviri okumwe.