Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: The resulting form of the name , Minsk ( spelled either Ð Ð Ð 1\/2 Ñ Ð Ñ or Ð Ñ # Ð 1\/2 Ñ Ð Ñ ) , was taken over both in Russian ( modern spelling : Ð Ð Ð 1\/2 Ñ Ð ) and Polish ( MiÅ sk ) , and under the influence especially of Russian it also became official in Belarusian .
Simplified: Minsk or Miensk ( Ð Ñ -- Ð 1\/2 Ñ Ð ( official spelling in Belarus ) , Ð Ð Ð 1\/2 Ñ Ð ; Ð Ð Ð 1\/2 Ñ Ð ; MiÅ sk ) is the capital and a major city of Belarus .