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Branches of the State Literary and Memorial Museum of Yakub Kolas
In the small homeland of Yakub Kolas in the Stolbtsovsky district there is a branch of the museum “Nikolayevshchina”, which unites the memorial estates of Akinchitsy, Lastok, Albut and Smolnya. The Akincitsy estate is the first place of service of Mikhail Mickiewicz, the poet’s father, who lived here with his family in 1881-1883. On the...
Read moreMuseum exposition of the Hero of Belarus M. S. Vysotsky
On August 1, 2008, in a house on the outskirts of ag. The house-museum of the Hero of Belarus, academician, general designer of MAZ Mikhail Stepanovich Vysotsky was opened in Semezhevo. The museum’s exposition is dedicated to the life and work of one of the founders of the Belarusian truck industry, an Honorary citizen of...
Read moreRepublican ski center «Silichi»
The Silichi family recreation center is located in a unique place for Belarus with terrain differences of up to 30 meters, surrounded by coniferous forest. During the ski season, fans of active winter recreation can go skiing or snowboarding on 10 ski slopes of various levels of difficulty. It offers a Wellness center: SPA treatments,...
Read moreCosmonautics Museum
In 2013, a museum of cosmonautics was created at School No. 2 in Cherven. The main character of the exhibition is pilot-cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, a native of the city, a former graduate of this school. Oleg Novitsky and his family members have repeatedly visited the museum, handed over to the museum the main exhibits –...
Read moreWaste heaps
This is the most noticeable attraction of the Soligorsk region, the lilac-purple mountains invariably attract the attention of tourists and often become a place for filming clips, films, TV programs.
Read morePeter and Paul Church
It was built in 1840 by the famous Minsk architect Struyev in the retrospective-Russian style on the site of a wooden church at the expense of the owners of the Uzda city – Zavisha family. In 1905, this temple underwent a major renovation. The main decoration of the interior is carved iconostases covered with gilding....
Read moreDzerzhinskaya Mount
Mount Dzerzhinskaya is considered the highest point in Belarus. It is located 30 kilometers from Minsk, near the city of Dzerzhinsk, on the outskirts of the village of Skirmantovo, and rises 345 meters above sea level. In the old days, mountains were often places of worship for people – it was on the hills, as...
Read moreMemorial “In Memory of the Disappeared Villages”
The memorial complex was opened in 2009 near the village of Snezhkovo and consists of boulders with memorial plaques bearing the names of settlements that have gone down in history for a number of reasons – due to the enlargement of settlements, the construction of the Viley Reservoir, the tragic events of the Great Patriotic...
Read moreYeshiva
The first yeshiva in Eastern Europe appeared in Volozhin in 1803. The merit of Chaim Volozhiner in this is great. Up to 400 future rabbis studied here at the same time. In 1896, by order of the tsarist authorities, the yeshiva was closed. Unofficially, the training continued until 1939, when the head of the religious...
Read moreHoly Cross Church
Built in 1798, the brick fence with the entrance gate, as well as powerful columns and small fragments of brickwork have been preserved to this day. The building is surrounded by a brick fence, and a stone apse has been preserved in the backyard. In Soviet times, like most religious buildings, the church was converted....
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