It was annexed by Russia in 1793 , as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland .
From 1569 , it was a capital of the Minsk Voivodeship in the Polish -- Lithuanian Commonwealth .
capital was annexed by Russia in 1793 , as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland .
From 1569 , it was a capital of the Minsk Voivodeship in the Polish -- Lithuanian Commonwealth .