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Sovietskikh Pogranichnikov
Street
The street is 0.7 km. long, runs
north to south from Svobody Square to
Internatsionalnaya street, down to the
river, crossing
Dzerzhynsky Str,
Masherov Avenue
The previous
names:
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Russian period
- Belostotskaya Street
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Polish period
-
ulica
Białostocka
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Soviet period
-
ulitsa Sovietskikh Pogranichnikov
(Soviet frontier guards'
Street)
The main attractions in
the street
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In winter
when there are no leaves on the trees the houses look
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The house at the south-western corner of the street and
Svobody Square saw both World Wars
The bath-house on the western side between
Budyonny Str. and
Dzerzhynsky Str. is the best meeting place
for the lovers of the Russian steam house. The word "laznya" means bath-house
in Byelorussian.
looking from the "Laznia" on
the opposite side.
The Old City features nice arches, this one in the street leads into the tiny
backyard.
A bank branch in the building that was built in the early 1900s to house a
commercial bank
The old building of the Brest archives.
The monument to the Belarusian martyr Afanasy
Brestsky was unveiled in October 2005 at the corner of
Masherov Avenue, opposite the Intourist Hotel.
Here by the building of the old hospital we finish our short walk.
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