"The Belarusian Versailles" - Ruzhana

For today the item of Ruzhana is in 140 km from Brest over Bug, in Pruzhansky district, the Brest region, Belarus. Since the end of 13 Art. the Beresteysky earth, including and the settlement of Ruzhana (Rozhana) was a part of VKL (Grand Duchy of Lithuania). With a permission of the grand duke Lithuanian Trayden (1276) on these lands baltsky tribes of prus begin to lodge.

History claims that the first mention about Rozhanakh is available in 1490. But as Ruzhan it is necessary to mention nominal economic possession 1552 when the Polish king Sigismund Augustus gave Ruzhana in lifelong possession to Vasily Tyshkevich for what the last paid to treasury to the king a half of all income from possession. And on October 5, 1598 the settlement of Ruzhana with the nearby earth is bought by the Lithuanian chancellor Lev Sapega. It it at the end of 16 Art. on the suburb of the settlement on the high, bulk hill begins to build the lock – subsequently the residence Sapeg.

Palace complex of Sapeg. Authors of a photo: Vladimir Tonkikh and Igor Kiklevich

There are several legends of the name of the settlement of Ruzhana. One of them: in ancient times the owner of the settlement had two daughters – the Rose (Ruzha) and Anna. From names the name of the town also went.

Originally the lock built in the form of a flat cross had two floors and three towers. In the central part of the lock there were representative rooms and a lobby with a wide ladder. In lateral halls, except premises, there were offices, archive, library. On the second floor of the central part of the building there was a huge hall and two square halls. And from the back there was a hall for holding celebrations. The palace corresponded to a spirit of the age, was the monumental construction combining splendor with defensive lines. Under the building there were three-storyed cellars (at a depth more than 10 m that speaks about the man-made hill; cellars were under construction in the beginning, and then filled the hill).

In parallel with the lock, Lev Sapega allocated funds and for the town of Ruzhana. In 1617 construction of the Catholic monastery began. And to steam for years earlier on L. Sapegi's money the church of the Blessed Trinity was constructed of a brick in Ruzhanakh. Built it on the place of the wooden temple put in 1595 Mr. of Tyshkevichami (it was reconstructed not once, works and until now).

Already the subsequent owners Ruzhan in 1675 is under construction uniatsky church, with the monastery a bazilianok, with a drugstore and hospital on 12 beds in the same place. And later the church is reconstructed in orthodox, Petro-Pavlovsky. Nearby also the inhabited case is under construction.

From one of cellars there was an underpass (in 500 meters) to a menagerie. Cellars served as an arsenal, archive, the place of warehousing of treasures and storages of stocks of the food. The building was heated by tile furnaces and fireplaces (still find fragments of a white and green tile: and smooth, and in izrezets). There were parquet and marble floors. Works on construction of a pond and drying channels were in parallel conducted. Sat down a garden. Landed park with numerous avenues and rare breeds of trees.

It is pertinent to share what was seen with the reader. In Troitsk a church of the item of Ruzhana to N of century the rare monument from artificial marble remained (sculptor Iosif Prukner). Such epitafiyny composition for the friend Alexander Sapegi (1730-1793) Boleslav Bispitga, a marshalka of starodubsky. It is executed in 1789. So, in the center Boleslav's portrait bordered with a laurel wreath. Over it a sculpture of the blowing angel. On a sarcophagus an inscription and the patrimonial coat of arms Bispitgov. And below a sculpture of the grieving woman.

Greatness of its image, restraint in transfer of a human grief, represent ideals of courage and beauty. They say that Boleslav's body is based somewhere in Derechin. In the same place, allegedly, at his own desire, in one grave also Alexander Sapega is buried.

By the end of 17 Art. of Ruzhana became the beautiful town: there were 9 direct streets, good access roads, the new market surrounded with stone houses of citizens. There were shops, post station. On fields agricultural cultures were cultivated, on farms the cattle was grown up and cows gave milk, bred horses. Had the income and Sapegi, both the king, and peasants.

The preface to new, 18 St. House war. As it is known from history of Northern war in November, 1700 near Narva there is a fight between Swedes and Russians. Russia was torn to an exit to Baltic. But Swedes crushed badly trained Peter I's army.

Almost in the same time there is also other fight. Troops of magnates Sapegov and confederates Radzivillov met. Won Radzivilla. Political influence of Sapeg weakened. This fratricidal war changed nothing, only weakened the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and "generated" one more Polish king – Stanislav Leshchinsky, the protege of Sweden and Sapegov. Here then confederates also destroyed the lock in Ruzhanakh. And when at the time of Northern war on April 14, 1706 the Swedish king Karl 12 took Ruzhana – that settlement was plundered, the lock is considerably damaged. During Northern war (1700-1721) of Ruzhana were in ruins, the lock in a devastation. After Northern war of Sapegi began to build up the estate anew.

In 1748 Ruzhana's palace belonged to Christina Maskalskaya (from Sapeg). On the project of the royal architect Deybl works on restoration of the estate began. And when in 1752 Mr. of Deybla did not become, his pupil – German Jan Samuel Becker began to complete the palace. Exactly thanks to his talent palace ensemble Sapegov anew began to shine. At this time the owner Ruzhan becomes Alexander Sapega (1730-1793), the statesman INCL. It early was deserted, and it was brought up by the uncle – Józef Sapega, vilensky biskup. Also Alexander's wife – Magdalene, the big fan of theater was very active.

Becker began the works with construction of ruzhansky church bazilian and the project of Maly Theatre in the palace. The palace began to fall apart to the residence, on the area about two hectares of the earth. Began with the fact that sorted two towers in this connection the building became symmetric. On the main facade in its central part constructed the portico (gallery on columns before an entrance) finished by a high triangular pediment with a sculpture. At the same time the palace complex is under construction of several cases grouped around the ceremonial yard. The park, a garden and a greenhouse is together laid out. Lateral cases of buildings connect among themselves semi-circular arcades (the arch leaning on columns).

East case is divided a front staircase into two parts: theater and an arena (the scene of theater for a performance three times could change registration). Small wardrobe were near. The auditorium was in the form of a horseshoe and had two-storeyed boxes: 14 below and 15 above, in the middle with a royal box. (In theater local peasants who even spoke French played).

The entrance to the yard began with gate in the form of a triumphal arch with three apertures. The arch was issued by heraldic compass cards from a thin oak (the coat of arms, an emblem, inscriptions). Entrance Bramah on a pedestal was faced by a sculpture of the woman which hand specified towards Berezy-Kartuzsky where many of Sapeg were based (but about it later).

On the right, going from the palace, the big stone ofitsina (rooms for housing, utility rooms), and opposite to it at the left – other ofitsina having three corridors and eight rooms settled down (the building intended for housing of actors). There was also an ofitsina skarbovy. Still there were huge four buildings and eleven constructions of different function. In this ensemble there was also a house of the architect, with outer entrance hall, kitchen, furnaces from a tile and two rooms. Stood on the channel coast.

And to involve work the population Ruzhan in parallel with construction of the residence in Ruzhanakh, in 2 km from the town construction of the summer residence Sapeg (to N of century nothing remained) was conducted. Then also the Petro-Pavlovsky church was reconstructed, interiors of the Troitsk church changed. In the territory of the estate built "the factory house". There various cloth, a cloth, cloths and another were produced. And everywhere worked local, from Ruzhan. Received money and housing for work.

Lev Sapega explained the attitude towards the simple person so: "You have a lackey – to lackeys, and ў Mian – vyalmozhna, yasnavyalmozhna. Bo kali I the lackey Metz will not be, the pe¸n of i yasnavyalmozhny will not be". He understood that it "яснавяльможнасць" it is provided then and we make callous the lackey.

However especially it is worth stopping on ruzhansky park. It settled down in northern part of a palace complex (was protection and against winds). In park there was a reservoir, a swimming bath, a grotto, arbors, pier, the house of the gardener and "a lodge of Venus" (probably arbors for lovers).

A number of constructions in park intended for keeping of animals (they were called "menagerie"). There lived elks, deer, fallow deer, camels, pheasants, bears. Who at liberty, who in open-air cages. The park was fenced. For today instead of park and a menagerie – a meadow and thickets of willows. One of channels and one spring is looked through.

After death of the wife Magdalene the owner of the palace Alexander Sapega moves to live to the palace to Warsaw. Four daughters of Alexander had the families and lived separately. The income from Ruzhan begins to weaken, and Alexander Sapega in 1786 leases ruzhansky ensemble Labe Pinosu, to a holder of his cloth factories, and transfers the residence to Derechin, including and rich collections.

And in any five years Alexander Sapegi did not become. His successor Frantsishek with a family lodge in Derechin (near Slonim). In it, 1793, new owners made "Stock of the Ruzhansky palace". The stock occupied 44 pages: it and ancient furniture, hundreds of pictures, mountain of ware, set of the ancient nominal weapon, carpets, fur coats, furs. Number of unique skarbnitsa: gold kely princes Shuysky, two cups from a monolith of rock crystal: "Ivan" and "Ivanikh", made in 1519, in memory of Ivan Sapege (1450-1517), the Vitebsk voivode, Lev Sapegi's father, and his wives. (The cup had capacity in 3,2 liters).

In "Stock" there was a series of the French gobelins, a set of various sculptures. The archive of Sapeg had special value. After the third section of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1795) the Russian empress Catherine II gives the Pruzhansky volost to the field marshal Rumyantsev-Zadunaysky. Tenor of life changes, new owners establish new taxes and orders.

And here and war with Napoleon. French plundered Ruzhana, but did not burn the palace. In 1829 Mr. Ruzhany with Derechin become Evstafiya Sapegi's property (1797-1860). He was the last owner of this rich manor from whom it was confiscated by the tsar Nicholas I for participation in November 1830-31 revolt.

At the end of 1832 considerable values were taken out and transferred to Imperial academy of arts, to St. Petersburg. Ruzhan imperial troops plundered the palace, plundered also the Derechinsky palace, having arranged military barracks there. Pay attention, the reader as destroyed our Belarusian values and history! Everything that gathered for centuries was irrevocably lost. Only the list of the confiscated pictures made 22 leaves, silver products – 18. Inventories of different things made 124 pages. To St. Petersburg there "went" 287 pictures of Sapeg.

I personally remember Paolo Veronese's picture "Worship of three tsars". It is stored in the Hermitage. Silver items of the collection of Sapeg in number of 55 names weighed about 200 kg. They were taken out to Russia too. Among silver there was a cross with Jesus Christ's crucifixion, an icon with the image on one party of the Mother of God, on another – Mikhail Arkhangel. There was a samovar on 9 liters, gilded inside. It was much sent to Bialystok, to the imperial residence.

Portraits of a patrimonial dynasty of Sapeg placed in Hermitage storerooms. And the tsar Nicholas I ordered to hang up Lev Sapegi's portrait in the Gatchina palace, having taken also 72 more pictures. The library of Sapeg from 3 thousand volumes in ten languages removed in 1834 to Imperial library. Time, of course, scattered richness of Sapeg and on other cities.

In 1923 there are most interesting events. The Soviet Russia returned small part of treasures of Sapeg to their relatives. It occurred after the Riga peace treaty. Something was returned to library of the Warsaw university (materials on construction). By the way, the last burned down in Warsaw in 1944.

Russians took out more bulky objects from Ruzhan and Derechin in 1840. To Bialystok transported 219 poods of sculptures, in the Hermitage – 22 marble sculptures, busts of historical figures of antiquity. The richest archive of Sapeg weighing more than 200 poods which inventories made 30 hand-written volumes came to the Vilensky museum of antiquities. There was it in 1857.

The majestic Ruzhansky residence, having lost the owners, continued to collapse. New owners, Pinosa, having caught the palace, developed in it production, big for that time: silk belts, fabrics, wall-paper, cloth, a baize, the atlas, table cloths with drawings, candles, carriages, crews. However this production did not find due sale. In 30 years all productions turned into a modest pryadilnyu of wool.

The park and menagerie were soon lost. In addition in 1914 there is a fire from careless manner to fire. The fire began in one of shops of factory, and then was thrown on other structures. In World War I, in 1915, Ruzhana were occupied by kayzerovets. Factories in the palace worked, and kayzerovsky soldiers adapted part of rooms for hospital.

In 1933 efforts of the minister of foreign affairs of Poland Evstafiya, the grandson Evstafiya Sapegi (the fact that participated in revolt of 1830-31), possession comes back to a sort of Sapeg. His eldest son – Yang becomes the owner. Works on restoration of the palace begin.

And here 1939, Ruzhana already in the Soviet Russia. At that time the palace was populated with people. In 1944 the palace was damaged again at retreat of fascist troops. The rest was finished by relentless hour and human indifference. Ruins that we see on the place of a former magnate nest now – our bitter reproach. All this is "a soul camp" of today's Belarusian.

Sapeg. This old Belarusian family of the coat of arms of Lys deserves special attention. Sapeg – a sort of special genetic force, the state and political importance. Sapeg were among the largest magnates INCL. Among them was available 22 voivodes, 15 marshalok of Great Lithuanian Tribunal, several bishops, vice-chancellors, clerks and hetmen Lithuanian.

Lev Sapega (1557-1633), undoubtedly, the most outstanding personality of a sort. Called himself "litsvinom", and the people, i.e. us, "litovskim". Lev Sapega in Ostrovno's estate was born on April 2, 1557 (nowadays Beshenkovichsky district, the Vitebsk region). Seven years it was defined for study in private school Nesvizha, at court of the prince Nikolay Radzivill. Then there was a study at the Leipzig university (Germany).

Gained knowledge fundamental, it was noticed by the grand duke Stefany Batory, and that took the young man to itself(himself) the secretary. In the beginning he with group of one-Duma members works on creation of the code of laws of the supreme appellate court, then heads the commission on development of the new code of laws of VKL – the Statute (by the way, was pisan on old Belarusian). The statute defined equality of all before the law. Legalized the right for protection with the lawyer … The statute recognized Belarusian state. L. Sapega hotly welcomed idea of the union between Catholic and orthodox VKL churches. He from Orthodoxy passed into Protestantism, then into Catholicism (in 1586).

In 1600 L. Sapega heads embassy of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. And at the head of embassy comes to Moscow for the conclusion of the union between RP and Moskovia. Did not agree. But agreed about a truce.

And 10 years later, in 1610, he (already the chancellor of VKL) agreed with the Moscow boyars to promote election on the Moscow throne of the son Polish king Vladyslav, as occurred on August 27, 1610. However against the new tsar rose opposition led by Dmitry Pozharsky. And with assistance of the Don Cossacks Mikhail Romanov was elected the Moscow tsar. Also there was it in 1613 on February 21. Elected the tsar not capable, but convenient.

And in 1617 Sweden begins war with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, for Livonia (Baltic). The Polish king Sigismund III of VAZ gives the hetman's mace to Lev Sapege at this time. And that conducts in fight of litvinsky sirs and a shlyakhta, for the homeland. On the money contains army … And still Swedes were broken. There was it in 1626 Kurland and part of Livonia Was freed.

Sapega and as the patron became famous. On the means he constructed 24 churches (in Vilna, Brest, Grodno, the Birch, Ruzhanakh, Belynichakh, etc.), and also uniatsky and Orthodox churches. Opened schools, hospital, almshouses. The era of Sapegi is considered a golden time in the history and culture of the Belarusian people. It personally brought together library from 3 thousand volumes of rare books.

Having huge lands, allocated with the earth a small shlyakhta and free people. Told the Sapeg so: "Marne to a zhyva of that, hto nikomu not to a dapamagaa". And it begins to build the residence in the settlement of Ruzhana that in Beresteyshchina which served a sort Sapegov about three hundred years.

L. Sapega bequeathed to bury himself in St Michael's church, in Vilno, in a patrimonial crypt (by the way, it, his two wives and close relatives are based here).

It is pertinent to remember. In the spring of 1654 the Russian tsar Alexey Mikhaylovich Romanov (Peter I's father) began war with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (truly Corona (Poland) and VKL), for an exit to Baltic. In a year (in 1655) terrible hour for our ancient capital of Vilno came.

17 days burned with Vilno. Moskovita plundered, burned down and forced all. Plundered also a family crypt of Lev Sapegi in St Michael's church. Only in hundred years descendants will restore L. Sapegi's gravestone in that magnificence which reached up to now.
So, after L. Sapegi's death his inheritance was divided by two his sons: Jan (1589-1635) and Kazimir (1609-1659). Yang became the owner of a set of manors, including and Ruzhan. He was the highly educated prince. From the occupied state positions the highest – a great marshalok. Two times he was married. Died early (it is buried in Vilno, in a family crypt).

As both sons of Lev Sapegi had no lineal heirs, all riches after their death departed to relatives: to the colonel Jan Sapege (1609-1665) and godson Kazimir Sapege (1642-1720). Ruzhana got to Kazimir, the prominent state and political figure INCL. But it did not have lineal heirs. And Ruzhana send to Alexander Mikhail Sapege (1730-1793), the representative of the 12th generation of a sort. Here at it there was also a new blossoming Ruzhan.

The owner Ruzhan in the 14th generation becomes Evstafy Kastan Sapega (1797-1860). When revolt against the Russian tsar in 1831 broke out he just returned from England. Supported revolt, having sold some manors for needs of insurgents.

After defeat of revolt emigrated to England, then located near Paris. And here the Russian tsar Nicholas I confiscated a palace complex with all its treasures.

Evstafy Sapega in 1860 died. It is buried on Montmartre. In memory of it grateful descendants in the Derechinsky church (near Slonim) will establish a marble board with an inscription: "To Evstafy to Kastan to Sapege, Derechin's owner, participant of national liberation revolt of 1830-1831"

I want to remind the reader of a sculpture of the woman standing once at an entrance to the Pruzhansky palace. She gave a hand towards the Birch.

History such is. In 1648-89 on money already of Kazimir Lev Sapegi (1609-1656), second son Lev Sapegi, near Ruzhan, in the town the Birch began to build the monastery for Cartesians, together with St. Iosif's church. Kazimir Sapega got the European education, knew seven languages. Was the ambassador of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, held the state positions a marshalka and the subchancellor. Made a lot of things for the power. But it was remembered as a monastery fundator in Bereze-Kartuzsky. (The prince Kazimir donates these lands to monks).

What was represented by this monastery?

On the area about 2 hectares the complex surrounded the deep 6-coal ditch strengthened by a stone and angular loopholes, and St. Bruno's chapel. The ensemble included the palace where Sapegi liked to happen. Housing of monks, office buildings, hozpostroyka, drugstore, hospital (free), garden, kitchen garden, reservoir and St. Iosif's church. Behind the palace there were brick-works.

The monastic library contained 39 hand-written and more than 2 thousand printing books. Over time the earth of the monastery increased due to charity of persons interested to be buried in cellars of a monastic church. The Grodno, slonimsky and other magnates wished to be buried there. It is known that Berezovsky's fundator of the monastery died in Brest in 1656, in the same place was and is buried. But in ten years, in day of consecration of a monastic church of St. Iosif of 6.06.1966, his body was solemnly reburied in the cellar of a church.

In those days more than 2 thousand peasants, workers and monks worked for the monastery. Monks lived in the isolated cells. And worked, treated and taught children publicly. The first time the monastery suffered in Northern war (1700-1721). It was partially ruined at the time of lordly confederation (1772). And here revolt of 1830-31 prepared catastrophic destiny for the monastery. A certain monk Kashinsky allegedly was a conductor at risen. It was the basis for closing of the monastery in 1831 and its full confiscation in 1834.

And after revolt of 1863-64 the Russian tsar ordered to sort the monastery (though no monks already participated anywhere). From a monastic brick the Russian soldiers put to themselves military barracks. Copper about roofs and marble from a floor of a church was torn off on construction of church of A.Nevsky in Grodno. By the way, the temple was put in honor of rescue of the Russian emperor Alexander II from attempt at his life in 1866. And in 1939 the same Russians, only already sorted Councils, the temple. And part of marble slabs were delivered on a floor in Zhirovichsky church.

Still interesting information. In 1864, sorting a monastery brick on barracks, soldiers found K. L. Sapegi's coffin, in the cellar. So also threw, without having found a plate with the inscription confirming coffin accessory to the prince Sapege. Nearby there was also a vessel with heart. (So then buried the rich). A coffin nevertheless anew interred, on a local cemetery. Speak, in some year vandals dug up a tomb of the prince Sapegi. Coffins of other magnates, including and eight generations of Sapeg who were buried in cellars of the monastery it is unknown where.

Today on military cemeteries of. The birch is costed by a wall, in the form of the truncated triangle, laid out from a red brick (it is similar from monastic). Instead of an inscription – a niche. They say that this gravestone of K. L. Sapegi. What else remained from the majestic monastery? Half-ruined entrance Bramah is looked through. The belltower costs a stone pillar in a distance. The building of hospital and part of a wall of one of angular towers remained.

About the coat of arms Ruzhan. The coat of arms on June 20, 1637, together with the Magdebourg right was granted to the city. On the silver field a wreath from red roses. In the center Saint Kazimir's figure with a cross and a lily. The palace Sapeg was majestic, shone in thousands of candles, marble and parquet floors. Walls decorated rare beauty gobelins, pictures, sculptural compositions. Not without reason it was filled by crowds of guests, and the palace becomes the place of royal receptions during which important public affairs are solved.

In 1607 to Ruzhany there arrives the king's son Vladyslav and stays two days there. Another time, in 1617 prince Vladyslav went to a military campaign on Ruzhana. And in 1633 already the King Vladyslav was accepted by 76-year-old Lev Sapega. In 1644 the king Vladyslav again in Ruzhanakh. Already with the spouse and the yard. Nearly ten days walked. Ruzhan then was an owner Kazimir Lev Sapega. Here then the owner also treated dear visitor with wine from an ancient cup "Ivan". And gave gifts to all the rich, even to servants. In memory of visit Ruzhan by notable persons, Sapegi on a wall of one of halls hung up marble slabs with an inscription.

Valued royal visits of Sapegi. Each of them brought new donative diplomas and expanded possession. And in day on September 12, 1784 in the lock ruzhansky the great chancellor Lithuanian Alexander Sapega accepted the last king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Stanislav Augustus Ponyatovsky who went to Grodno to diet.

On an opportunity the king visited library and rich archive. One office of manuscripts of archive consisted of 232 big volumes and contained papers since the end of the 15th century until the end of the 18th. This meeting contained the letters to hetmen, ministers, bishops, friends of the family bound chronologically by years.

Along with kings, the ruzhansky palace remembers also great Fabrizio Ramfus, the Jesuit inspector from Rome. And here several interesting events taking place in Ruzhanakh. From the chronicle.

– "In day on Ruzhana the cloud was overthrown on August 7, 1887. During the storm lasting two hours the stream going through the city up to the height of 4 sazhny rose. Water filled in a half of the town and house even on an attic. And though rising of water lasted 15 minutes, was enough for that the big bridge and several houses fell. It is a lot of personal property and real estate went with water. Usually in that stream hens roam".

– "In 1655 in a kaplitsa of a cathedral in Vilno there were St. Kazimir's relics. Also were afraid (and it is not vain) of revelry of the troops of the Russian tsar Alexey Mikhaylovich (Peter I) which are torn to Baltic. Kapitul of vilenskiya secretly transported these relics to the palace in Ruzhany where they were stored years ten. About that event there was a record on a marble slab".

– Population Ruzhan. The beginning of 19 Art. – 3,4 thousand 2008 year – 3,3 thousand inhabitants. In 1895 in Ruzhanakh there was a fire. A lot of things burned down. And here fire did not even touch Petro-Pavlovsky church. The national rumor attributed miracle force to an icon of "Odigitriya Mother of God". An icon of a pisan in 1648.

It is pertinent to remember once again Kazimir Lev Sapege. It on the money at church in Ruzhanakh founded free hospital for the poor. Also paid a silver coffin for the martyr St. Joseph Countsevitch. It in 1649 reflected the Cossack campaign to Lithuania.

And now about the famous people, natives of Ruzhan.

Aaron Lyubeshidsky (1874-1942) is the Jewish writer.

Iyekhiel Pinos (1843-1913) is the famous writer and the religious missionary.

Itskakh Shamir (Ezernitsky) – was born in 1915 – the prime minister of Israel.

Instead of an epilog. However, attempt to inhale new life in ruzhansky architecture becomes recently. Entrance Bramah's restoration and the right ofitsina is carried out (or a wing). And it gives hope that at least the part of a palace complex will be close to an original form. Temples Ruzhan, both Catholic and orthodox, for luck, remained. And today work, bringing together believers with Ruzhan and village fences. Today Ruzhana – the quiet and sleepy place. Though it is not deprived of any provincial charm.

Also Adam Kirkora's lines are remembered: "Getyya knyaztskiya palayets sluzhyli adbitkam svaygo to a century, hell of a vysokag of i of a tsudo¸nag – to hours yes a samaga nizkaga i of a varvarskag: paeziya i buynyya orgii, amal byazprykladnyya i samaaddannyya prayava of a sapra¸dnag to a patryyatyzm of i of a samachynstvo, Ljubo ў yes navuki i of a mastatstv ў i of a nevutstv, yakiya dapuskayuts to the katavayena over chara¸nitsami i ix to the spaseena. Usyo here perablytalasya …"

But one in this chaos is known, even today: there was time – here, in Ruzhanakh, not only saw wine, but also made history of our "Batska¸shchyna" … And about it it is impossible to forget …

2010

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