Editing Belarusian language (section)

==== West Belarus ====
In [[Western Belorussia|West Belarus]], under Polish rule, the Belarusian language was at a disadvantage. Schooling in the Belarusian language was obstructed, and the printing in Belarusian experienced political oppression.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

The prestige of the Belarusian language in Western Belarus during this period hinged significantly on the image of the BSSR being the "true Belarusian home".<ref>(words of V. Lastouski)</ref>{{Verify source|date=April 2011}} This image, however, was strongly disrupted by the [[Soviet repressions in Belarus|"purges" of "national-democrats" in the BSSR]] (1929–30) and by the subsequent grammar reform (1933).

Tarashkyevich's grammar was re-published five times in Western Belarus. However, the 5th edition (1929) (reprinted verbatim in Belarus in 1991 and often referred to) was the version diverging from the previously published one, which Tarashkyevich had prepared disregarding the Belarusian Academic Conference (1926) resolutions. {{harv|Тарашкевіч|1991|loc=Foreword}}