"The White Rus" in secular writings of the Russian Empire of the 18 <sup>th</sup> - the beginning of the 19 <sup>th </sup>centuries
The article bases on a huge amount of secular writings of the Russian Empire of the 18 th - the beginning of the 19 th centuries to study the history of developing of the term «The White Rus» into the name of Belarussian territories in the administrative practice.