Krasnoe

Krasnoe stands on the Usha, a tributary of the Viliya, in the country between Minsk and Maladzyechna. It is recorded as Krasnoye Selo in 1387. The settlement belonged in turn to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian Empire, reflecting the changing rulers of this part of the Viliya basin. Its name preserves an old word that could mean beautiful as well as red.