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Holy Cross Church
The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was built in 1933 in the style of Belarusian Neo-Gothic architecture of the early XX century in the village of Nagornoye. Today, the church is included in the State List of Historical and Cultural Values of the Republic of Belarus.
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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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Vileyskoye reservoir
Тhe largest artificial reservoir in the country invariably attracts tourists. The area of the reservoir is 65 km2, it was built in 1973 to improve the water supply of Minsk. During the construction, 9 villages were resettled.
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Trinity Church
The church was first mentioned in 1450. Already at the beginning of the 17th century, the temple was painted on an engraving of a Dumpling created by Tomasz Makowski. At the beginning of the 18th century, the church was plundered by the Swedes, in 1810 it burned, but it was restored at the expense of...
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Church of the Ordination of the Most Holy Theotokos
Built in the village of Gruzdovo in 1871, the church is an architectural monument of folk wooden architecture. The church is made entirely of wood, in classical forms for churches of the late 19th century. The shrine of the temple is the miraculous icon of the Mother of God of Gruzdovskaya of the early 15th...
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The church of the saints Cosmas and Damian
The church of saints Cosmas and Damian in Vishnevo began to be built immediately after the uprising of Kastus Kalinovsky was defeated. In 1865, it was consecrated. Temples of this type are often called “muravyovka” after the governor-general, who led the suppression of the rebellion, and then – the new administrative structure of the Belarusian...
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Church of St. Michael the Archangel
The church in the village of Ivenets was built in the Baroque style in the middle of the 18th century under the command of Count Jan Sollogub. The church is a cross basilica, divided into 3 naves, above which rise five-tiered towers. Inside there are 3 altars, which are decorated with sculptural stucco in the...
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The Church of St. Mary of Egypt
The sky-blue temple was built in 1865 and is stylized under the Old Russian architecture. It has a tower clock, the dials of which are directed in different directions.
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Vladimir Kovalenok
Krupshchyna is the birthplace of the pilot-cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, holder of three Orders of Lenin and many other high awards, Colonel-General of Aviation, Professor Vladimir Kovalenko. The cosmonaut was born in the village of Beloe, studied at the school of the village of Khotyukhovo, which now bears the name of Vladimir...
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“Shkrabank “
In the village of Dorosino, a unique technique for decorating Easter eggs – “shkrabank” has been preserved. Marina Vakulchik, the director of the local House of Culture, owns an unusual technique. The folk master decorates Easter eggs exclusively with ancient sacred symbols. Each ornament: a line, a ribbon, a square on a red egg has...
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