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The trace stone
Between the villages of Gudovichi and Verkhles, in the cemetery, there is a trace stone of the VI-X centuries. The stone is located on a low hill, which is called the Holy Hill. The hill is a 52x53m area surrounded by a low rampart and a moat. In the center of the site there is...
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Holy 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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“Pull the kolyada on the oak tree”
The rite of “Pulling a Kolyada on an oak tree” is listed in the State List of Historical and Cultural Heritage. Nina Klimovich, an enthusiast and keeper of the traditions of the rite, managed to record memories of Christmas celebrations and an outlandish rite from the old women – residents of the village of Noviny...
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Dubinsky jokes
The regional humor festival is held every two years and traditionally gathers dozens of humor groups and guests from all over the country. The hosts of the holiday are the collective of folk humor “Dubinsky fanabery”.
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Church of the Ascension of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Budslav
It was built in the XVIII century in the style of the Vilna Baroque with the use of separate parts of the stone church of the XVII century, once consecrated in honor of St. Barbara. An authentic wooden altar of the XVII century by Italian masters has been preserved here. But, first of all, the...
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Kamenskiye Boulders
On the outskirts of the village of Kamennoye there is a geological natural monument of republican significance “Kamenskiye Boulders”. Two huge boulders of the Ice Age, located three meters from each other, were once brought by a glacier from the territory of Scandinavia during the Sozh glaciation 220-150 thousand years ago. These natural objects are...
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“Oilcan”
Residents of the villages of Rechen, Zakalnoye, Otradnoye and Obchin are united by their love for the traditions of their ancestors, in particular, the national holiday “Maslenka”, which is held annually on Maslenitsa in one of the villages. A variety of treats, numerous songs and round dances, various amusements-Maslenitsa is celebrated widely and richly. The...
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Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos
The unique five-domed temple, a monument of wooden architecture, built in the 19th century according to the standard project of the famous Russian architect Konstantin Ton, is located in the agro-town of Khotlyany. The church burned down during a fire in January 2013. Thanks to the congregation and patrons, the Church of the Intercession of...
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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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A spring near Shashki village
Not far from Shashki, unique springs are beating. The locals call them “boilers”: it seems that the water is boiling here, but in fact it is icy. It is not known from what depth the water rises outwards, but laboratory studies recognize them as the standard of purity. From the depths in several places, a...
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