| 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
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The Church of “Vvedenija vo hram Bogorodizi”, XX century
he exposition of the museum of regional studies
The poetical festival in the settlement Zagorje
The memorial mark near the Village Dolgomostje
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