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Vankovich Manor
The Vankovich Estate is a monument of the palace and manor architecture of the classicism era and the garden and park art of the XIX century. Since 2001, the estate has been included in the State List of Historical and Cultural Values of the Republic of Belarus and declared a cultural and historical monument. The...
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“Raubichi”
The Republican Olympic Training Center for Winter Sports “Raubichi” is a multifunctional sports complex and a center for Olympic sports. The history of the sports complex begins in 1972, when the International Biathlon Federation decided to hold the Biathlon World Championship in the USSR. As a result of the reconstruction of 2009-2014, a number of...
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The building of the former barracks
According to the Riga Peace Treaty in March 1921, Kletsk turned out to be a border town of the Second Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The old military barracks remind us of this. In 1924, the government of the Second Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth decided to create a Border Guard Corps (KOP) along the entire perimeter of the country. On...
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Ethnographic complex “Mlyn” (“Mill”)
The complex includes four buildings: a steam mill (mlyn), a hut of import workers, a barn (sviran) and a blacksmith shop. The mill was built in 1910 and operated until 1989. In the 1990s, it was restored and became part of the museum complex. Near the mill, theatrical performances with the participation of a Miller...
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Masterpieces by Nadia Khodasevich-Leger
In the village of Zembin, in the Museum of Folk Glory, which is located in the local House of Culture, there is an exhibition with original mosaics by the world-famous artist Nadia Khodasevich-Leger. Also in the museum you can see a gallery of copies of masterpieces of world fine art, which the French artist Nadi...
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The place where Shimon Peres’ house was
The ninth President of Israel and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shimon Peres was born in the village of Vishnevo. The place of the house of Shimon Peres in Vishnevo is popular among tourists. The building itself was not preserved – a new house was erected on the foundation, decorated with a memorial plaque.
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“Wedding in the Krupsky way”
The ancient ritual actions “Viaselle in the Krupsky way”have been reconstructed in the district. When studying the wedding ceremony, materials collected by the famous scientist, ethnographer Adam Bogdanovich (Maxim Bogdanovich’s father) were used. The special value of the materials is in the content of Belarusian songs, fairy tales, rituals and conspiracies collected and recorded by...
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“The Great Stone”
The Chinese-Belarusian Industrial Park “Great Stone “is a special economic zone located in the Minsk region, 25 km from the capital and the National Airport”Minsk”. The priority goal of the park is the development of high-tech export-oriented industries. The Great Stone Park is one of the key platforms of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative...
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Skachal Lake
Skachal Lake is considered the most mysterious and mysterious in Starodoroshchyna. According to one version, many years ago at this place the glacier formed a depression, which gradually began to swamp. From the depths of the soil, springs beat, greatly lowering the temperature. Therefore, in the summer, even in the hottest and hottest weather, when...
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Yeshiva
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...
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