childhood years with her grandmother here, and this is also where the parents of billionaire and ex- microsoft ceo steve ballmer lived. you can also find out about your historical status from the inscription in polish. about this building, the men's state gymnasium, the oldest in polesie. today the city department of education is located here. i also recommend including this temple on sovetskaya street in your personal itinerary. the first prayers were heard here in 1700. overcoming depression and sadness, and varvara also patronizes travelers and is considered the intercessor of pinsk. a memorial plaque in memory of the wedding of one of the titans of belarusian literature, yakub kolos, and his betrothed appeared on the belfry 3 years ago. i'll tell you a big secret. in fact, the sacrament of weddings, as the old-timers say, did not take place here. in a wooden church, which was once part of the varvara monastery. this temple, alas, has not survived. life in pinsk is an important milestone in the life of yakub kolos; here he met his future wife, got married and named his first heir, and 100 y