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=== Imperial Russia === [[File:Coat of Arms of Lida, Belarus, 1845.png|thumb|left|upright=0.6|COA of Lida, 1845]] Lida was then part of the [[Vilna Governorate#Name and territorial changes|Lithuania Governorate]] in 1797 and then [[Grodno Governorate]] in 1801. The town was mostly destroyed during the [[Napoleonic Wars]] in 1812. In 1817, the population was 1366 people. In 1831, during the [[November Uprising]], a battle was fought nearby between the Polish insurgents commanded by [[Dezydery Chłapowski]] and the Russians.<ref name=PA/> After the uprising, as part of anti-Polish repressions the Piarist church was taken away from Catholics by the Russian administration and transformed into an Orthodox church.<ref name=CM/> It was restored to Catholics after Poland regained independence.<ref name=CM/> In 1842, Lida became the centre of [[Vilna Governorate]]. In 1863 and 1873, two beer factories were built in Lida. In 1884, the [[railway]] from Vilnius to Lunenets was finished. In 1907, the railway from Molodechno to Mosty was opened. In 1897, the town had 8626 people. After a two-year school opened, so did a [[parish school]] with a department for girls and a [[Jewish]] school. In 1899, a hospital opened which consisted of 25 beds. In 1901, a cast-iron plant began to operate. In 1903, a sawmill started operating. At the end of 19th century and the beginning of 20th century, two brick plants were built. In 1904, there were 1000 houses, of which 275 were brick, 14 small enterprises, four hospitals with beds for 115 patients and six elementary schools for 700 pupils. In 1904, the [[Russian Social Democratic Labour Party|Russian Social Democratic Party]] was formed near [[Minsk]]. During the revolutions of 1905 to 1907, workers' uprisings took place, complete with political slogans. In 1914, there were almost 40 factories.
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