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Towns of Smolensk region

Pochinok

Pochinok is situated at a distance of 62 km to the South-East of Smolensk. It was founded in 1868 as a station on the railroad Riga–Orel. It became a town in 1926.

Farmstead Zagorje in the Pochinok district is called «the spring of inspiration». It is the birthplace of poet A.T. Tvardovskij. The complex of farmstead buildings is restored and a museum exposition is created here. Annually in June, a literary holiday is held in Zagorje. The Pochinok district is the birthplace of the world famous traveller N.M. Przhevalskij (the Village Kimborovo), the pilot, twice the Hero of the Soviet Union, V.D.Lavrinenkov (the Village Ptahino).

The history kept up to now the legend about the feat of the warrior Mercury. It runs about the Smolensk campaign of Mongolian army. According to this legend, Mercury with the detachment of Russian warriors went towards the enemy troops and near the Village Dolgomostje defeated them, thereby he prevented the seizure of Smolensk. The victory was darken by the death of Mercury, which was canonized later by the Orthodox Church. Now there is a memorial mark on the legendary place, and annually in September a theatrical show takes place there...

The festival in honor of Smolensk Mercury
The festival in honor of Smolensk Mercury

 

The Church of “Vvedenija vo hram Bogorodizi”, XX century
The Church of “Vvedenija vo hram Bogorodizi”, XX century

he exposition of the museum of regional studies
he exposition of the museum of regional studies

The poetical festival in the settlement Zagorje
The poetical festival in the settlement Zagorje

The memorial mark near the Village Dolgomostje
The memorial mark near the Village Dolgomostje

 

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