Babruysk or Bobruisk (Belarusian: Бабруйск, Babrujsk; Russian: Бобруйск, Bobruisk) is a city in the Mahilyow Voblast of Belarus on the Berezina river. It is a large city in Belarus with a population of approximately 227,000 people (2000). The name Babruysk (as well as that of the Babruyka River) probably originates from the Belarusian word babyor (бобёр) (beaver), many of which used to inhabit the Berezina. However, beavers in the area have been almost eliminated by the end of the 19th century d