Editing Belarusian Democratic Republic (section)

== Name ==
In some historical documents, the ''White Ruthenian Democratic Republic'' phrase was used initially.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Michaluk|first=Dorota|date=2009|title=Przebieg granicy białorusko-litewskiej w propozycjach działaczy BRL 1918-1919|trans-title=Lithuanian-Belarusian border in the proposals of Belarusian People's Republic politicians 1918-1919|url=https://etalpykla.lituanistikadb.lt/fedora/objects/LT-LDB-0001:J.04~2009~1367179129538/datastreams/DS.002.2.01.ARTIC/content|journal=Europa Orientalis|language=pl|issue=1|page=462|quote=Petition presented by the Delegation of the Government of the White Ruthenian Democratic Republic|via=Lituanistika}}</ref> In the current scholarship, ''Belarusian Democratic Republic'' and ''Belarusian National Republic'' names dominate.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Silitski|first=Vitalʹ|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/859155463|title=The A to Z of Belarus|date=2010|others=Jan Zaprudnik|isbn=978-1-4617-3174-0|location=Lanham|oclc=859155463}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Wilson|first=Andrew|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1240724890|title=Belarus the last European dictatorship|date=2021|isbn=978-0-300-26087-8|location=New Haven|oclc=1240724890}}</ref> The [[Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic|Rada BNR]] uses the ''Belarusian Democratic Republic'' name.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic|url=http://www.radabnr.org/english/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-30|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908003705/http://www.radabnr.org:80/english/ |archive-date=2017-09-08 }}</ref> It also appears in the publications originating in Belarus.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Arloŭ|first=Uladzimier|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/842905808|title=This country called Belarus : an illustrated history|date=2013|publisher=Kalligram|others=Zʹmitser Herasimovich, Jim Dingley|isbn=978-80-8101-692-9|location=Minsk|pages=314|oclc=842905808}}</ref> The ''Belarusian People's Republic'' appears in publications,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Marples|first=David R.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41140236|title=Belarus : a denationalized nation|date=1999|publisher=Harwood Academic|isbn=90-5702-342-3|location=Amsterdam, the Netherlands|oclc=41140236}}</ref> however, its use is comparatively limited, e.g. it does not appear in the titles of scholarly publications.