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Minsk
My native city is Minsk. Here I was born and here I lived all my life.
Minsk is the capital of the Republic of Belarus, its political,
economic, cultural and scientific center. It is an ancient city and
dates back to the 11th century. The main stages of its origin and
development are rather typical of a large settlement in this country.
It's history has some specific features which distinguish it from many
other similar cities and towns.

There is one version of how it came into being. According to this the
city was founded in the 11th century. The fact of its existence was
first recorded in the chronicles of 1067 connected with the battle on
the river Nemiga. In 1101 after Prince Vseslav's death, the Principality
of Polotsk was divided between his sons. Gleb Vseslavovich took
proposition of Minsk and made it the capital of an independent
Principality. There are certain proofs that it was a flourishing
commercial center located at the crossroads of the traditional trade
rout from east to west and from north to south. The artisans and
merchants traded their products for salt, iron, tin and other goods. The
earliest trading took place on the right bank of the Svisloch. This, it
s believed, gave rise to the name "Mensk" Ih the 14th century Minsk
became part of the great duchy of Lithuania. In order to strengthen
their hold on Russian soil, the Lithuanian princes united with the lords
of Poland in 1569 and the next 200 years the Belarussian people were
dominated by Poland and Lithuania. The city suffered from the armies of
Napoleon in 1812 as well as from the Nazi occupation in 1941. On the 5th
of January 1919 the city of Minsk Became the capital of Soviet
Belarussia.

Minsk is situated on the river Svisloch and occupies an area of 200
square kilometers. Its population is about 2 million people. During the
Great Patriotic War Minsk was destroyed by German invaders almost
completely. Minsk lay in ruins. The people of Belarus rebuilt the city.
Victory Square, the Eternal Flame at the monument commemorates soldiers,
underground fighters, partisans who fell in the battles for freedom f
our motherland. The names of many streets of the city commemorate many
heroes. Minsk today is a leading economic center and one of major
industrial cities in Belarus. It is a large machine-building center.

Minsk is the capital of Belarus, an ancient and beautiful city with a long and exciting history.
It was first mentioned in chronicles in 1067 in connection with
the battle of the Nemiga River during which it was completely destroyed.
It was destroyed, burned, ruined by the conquerors many times during
its 930 year history: by the Crimean Tatars in 1505, French troops in
1812, German occupants in 1919-1920, fascists during World War II. But
each time it rose from the ruins and ashes as the mythical bird Phoenix.
Many conquerors have passed through Minsk because it is situated on the
cross-roads of the busiest trade-routes connecting the Baltic and the
Black seas, the East and the West. Thus, this advantage often turned
into a disadvantage.
But nevertheless Minsk steadily increased in importance first as a
provincial centre after 1793 and later as an industrial centre after the
building of the Moscow - Warsaw and Liepaja - Romny railways through
Minsk in the 1870s. In 1919 it became the capital of the Byelorussian
republic and remained the capital when Belarus gained independence in
1991. The same year the city became the administrative centre of the
CIS.
Minsk stands on the Svisloch river in a picturesque place. The
present-day city is almost entirely of new construction. It is the city
with broad streets and avenues, modern architecture, shady parks and
some churches which have survived as relics of the past.
Minsk is the major industrial centre of Belarus. The economy is
based on machine-building, particularly the manufacture of trucks and
tractors. Other products include electric motors, bearings, machine
tools, radio and television equipment, refrigerators, watches, textiles
and foodstuffs.
The city is also a major educational and cultural centre with the
Academy of Sciences of Belarus, the Belarusian State University founded
in 1921 and numerous institutions of higher education and scientific
research. It's the city where you can find the best pieces of Belarusian
cultural heritage: museums, exhibitions, theatres and so on.
The best way to explore the city is to make a tour. If I were a
guide I would show the tourists my favourite places in Minsk. They are
numerous. But the shortest way to get acquainted with our city and its
people is to walk down Francisk Skorina avenue from Independence square
to Yakub Kolas square. I think, this is the most beautiful and the
busiest part of the city. Tourists can see the most famous places of
interest here: the House of the Government, the State University, the
Catholic church, the Russian Academic Drama Theatre, the Art Museum of
the Republic of Belarus, Y. Kupala Belarusian Drama Theatre, October
Square, the Palace of the Republic and zero kilometre mark, the State
Circus, Opera and Ballet House, the embankment of the Svisloch, Victory
Square and the Obelisk of Victory with the Eternal Fire, the Palace of
Arts, Philharmonic Society, the monument to Y. Kolas, beautiful parks
and gardens and everything what our city is rich in. And then they will
understand why our city is considered to be so beautiful, clean, green,
calm, optimistic and hospitable.

It was first mentioned in chronicles in 1067 in connection with the battle of the Nemiga River during which it was completely destroyed. It was destroyed, burned, ruined by the conquerors many times during its 930 year history: by the Crimean Tatars in 1505, French troops in 1812, German occupants in 1919-1920, fascists during World War II. But each time it rose from the ruins and ashes as the mythical bird Phoenix. Many conquerors have passed through Minsk because it is situated on the cross-roads of the busiest trade-routes connecting the Baltic and the Black seas, the East and the West. Thus, this advantage often turned into a disadvantage.But nevertheless Minsk steadily increased in importance first as a provincial centre after 1793 and later as an industrial centre after the building of the Moscow - Warsaw and Liepaja - Romny railways through Minsk in the 1870s. In 1919 it became the capital of the Byelorussian republic and remained the capital when Belarus gained independence in 1991. The same year the city became the administrative centre of the CIS.

Minsk stands on the Svisloch river in a picturesque place. The present-day city is almost entirely of new construction. It is the city with broad streets and avenues, modern architecture, shady parks and some churches which have survived as relics of the past.

Minsk is the major industrial centre of Belarus. The economy is based on machine-building, particularly the manufacture of trucks and tractors. Other products include electric motors, bearings, machine tools, radio and television equipment, refrigerators, watches, textiles and foodstuffs.The city is also a major educational and cultural centre with the Academy of Sciences of Belarus, the Belarusian State University founded in 1921 and numerous institutions of higher education and scientific research. It's the city where you can find the best pieces of Belarusian cultural heritage: museums, exhibitions, theatres and so on.

The best way to explore the city is to make a tour. If I were a guide I would show the tourists my favourite places in Minsk. They are numerous. But the shortest way to get acquainted with our city and its people is to walk down Francisk Skorina avenue from Independence square to Yakub Kolas square. I think, this is the most beautiful and the busiest part of the city. Tourists can see the most famous places of interest here: the House of the Government, the State University, the Catholic church, the Russian Academic Drama Theatre, the Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus, Y. Kupala Belarusian Drama Theatre, October Square, the Palace of the Republic and zero kilometre mark, the State Circus, Opera and Ballet House, the embankment of the Svisloch, Victory Square and the Obelisk of Victory with the Eternal Fire, the Palace of Arts, Philharmonic Society, the monument to Y. Kolas, beautiful parks and gardens and everything what our city is rich in. And then they will understand why our city is considered to be so beautiful, clean, green, calm, optimistic and hospitable