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The '''[[Scouting|Scout movement]] in Belarus''' consists of an unknown number of independent organizations. There are at least five nationwide associations as well as some regional associations. In addition, there were at one time [[Scouts-in-Exile]] in metropolitan areas of the United States, and there are presently international Scout units in Belarus. | The '''[[Scouting|Scout movement]] in Belarus''' consists of an unknown number of independent organizations. There are at least five nationwide associations as well as some regional associations. In addition, there were at one time [[Scouts-in-Exile]] in metropolitan areas of the United States, and there are presently international Scout units in Belarus. | ||
The initial development of Scouting in Belarus took place within the [[Scouting in Russia|Russian Scout movement]], as part of the Russian empire. A Scout organization was founded in Kletsk, and Scouts appeared in [[Nyasvizh]] and other nearby villages. In 1929, American Methodists helped found a [[Girl Guides|Girl Scout]] organization in Vilna. It lasted until 1929, but by the end of the 1920s, Scouting had been banned by the Soviet Union, and Scout activities ended, with many | The initial development of Scouting in Belarus took place within the [[Scouting in Russia|Russian Scout movement]], as part of the Russian empire. A Scout organization was founded in Kletsk, and Scouts appeared in [[Nyasvizh]] and other nearby villages. In 1929, American Methodists helped found a [[Girl Guides|Girl Scout]] organization in Vilna. It lasted until 1929, but by the end of the 1920s, Scouting had been banned by the Soviet Union, and Scout activities ended, with many leaders and members arrested and imprisoned. | ||
In the period following World War II, ethnic Belarusians gathered in [[Scout troops in exile]] and in [[Scouting in displaced persons camps|Scout troops]] in [[displaced persons camp]]s throughout Europe, as did their counterpart [[National Organization of Russian Scouts (Scouts-in-Exile)|Russians]], [[Plast|Ukrainians]] and [[Balts]]. Belarusian Scouts formed the organization ''Belarusian Scout Association Abroad'' (BSAA), which existed from 1945 to 1951 in Germany.<ref>{{cite book | last=Kroonenberg | first=Piet J. | authorlink=Piet J. Kroonenberg | title=The Undaunted - The Survival and Revival of Scouting in Central and Eastern Europe | publisher=Oriole International Publications | location=Geneva | date=1998 | page=43| isbn=2880520037 }}</ref> Unlike the other organizations, however, the BSAA did not survive to witness the [[collapse of the Soviet Union]]. Whereas Russia, [[Scouting in Poland#Polish Scouting abroad|Poland]] and Ukraine in particular had ready-made Scouting available once allowed in 1990-1991, Belarus had to start essentially from scratch. | In the period following World War II, ethnic Belarusians gathered in [[Scout troops in exile]] and in [[Scouting in displaced persons camps|Scout troops]] in [[displaced persons camp]]s throughout Europe, as did their counterpart [[National Organization of Russian Scouts (Scouts-in-Exile)|Russians]], [[Plast|Ukrainians]] and [[Balts]]. Belarusian Scouts formed the organization ''Belarusian Scout Association Abroad'' (BSAA), which existed from 1945 to 1951 in Germany.<ref>{{cite book | last=Kroonenberg | first=Piet J. | authorlink=Piet J. Kroonenberg | title=The Undaunted - The Survival and Revival of Scouting in Central and Eastern Europe | publisher=Oriole International Publications | location=Geneva | date=1998 | page=43| isbn=2880520037 }}</ref> Unlike the other organizations, however, the BSAA did not survive to witness the [[collapse of the Soviet Union]]. Whereas Russia, [[Scouting in Poland#Polish Scouting abroad|Poland]] and Ukraine in particular had ready-made Scouting available once allowed in 1990-1991, Belarus had to start essentially from scratch. | ||