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Dzerzhinovo Museum-Estate
Dzerzhinovo is the birthplace of Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky (1877-1926), a revolutionary, Soviet statesman and party leader. Today, there is a House-museum of the Dzerzhinsky family, which houses an exhibition dedicated to the history of the Dzerzhinsky family, as well as the life and work of Felix Edmundovich.
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Brilevsky field
The memorial consists of several monuments located on the site of the decisive battle between the Russian troops and the army of Napoleon. During the Battle of the Berezina, which lasted from November 26 to 29, 1812, more than 40 thousand soldiers fell on both sides. In 1912, a memorial was erected on the Brilevsky...
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Vankovich Manor
In the village of Alesino there is a manor complex of the famous noble family of Vankovich. The house has not been preserved to this day, only the farm buildings and the distillery building remain. In the middle of the XIX century, there was a small estate here, where Paulina Monyushko, the granddaughter of the...
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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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Lake Naroch
It is called the “pearl of Belarus” or the “Belarusian Sea”. And this is not surprising, because the lake is not only the largest (79.6 km2), but also one of the most beautiful among the lakes of the country. The shallow depth of the lake helps to warm up the water, the gentle sandy shores...
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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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Memorial “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...
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Mortgage weaving
The technique of embedded weaving of red and white handbrakes is listed in the State List of Historical and Cultural Values of the Republic of Belarus. In the village of Semezhevo, Kopylsky district, red and white towels were woven until the end of the 80s of the last century. There is an opinion that the...
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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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Minsk settlement
The archaeological complex of the IX-XI centuries is located near the village of Gorodishche. According to one hypothesis, it was the ancient Mensk, and after it was burned several times, the settlement was moved to the Svisloch and Nemiga rivers. This is one of the most important archaeological monuments of Belarus. High earthen ramparts, which...
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