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The paper presents the national issues discussed in the Belarusian-language weekly “Belarus”,published using a Roman typeface, from 13 January 1913 to 30 June 1915, and addressedprimarily to Catholics. The authors who published in the weekly familiarized the readers interalia with basic concepts associated with the nation-making process. They tried to explain clearlyto poorly educated peasants why they should regard themselves as Belarusians. The “Belarus”weekly contributed to the formation of the Belarusian movement, which was evidenced for exampleby the letters coming to its editorial office.