Браслав // Большой энциклопедический словарь / Гл. ред. В.П.Шишков. — Москва: НИ «Большая Российская энциклопедия», 1998. — 640 с. — ISBN 5-85270-262-5
Minsk, being the capital of BSSR, became a city of republican subordinance on May, 14 1946. It means that it has become a separate administrative unit on the level with a region (oblast). It has been included into the table for convenience.