aleksandrovich mikhailov was awarded the high title of hero of the soviet union. this city is not inferior in area to minsk - said the polish writer and researcher jan mairkiewicz, and french travelers once, on the contrary, considered this place a large village, which is called a city. conflicting memories, each with its own horizons. it's hard to believe, but once upon a time there were ancient forests on this land. our distant ones ancestors cleared trees, built huts, and uprooted plots. this is a city of real workers, strong and independent. we're in trouble, welcome. a small town on the drud river is located practically on the border of the mogilev and vitebsk regions, attracting with its originality and special flavor. today , just over 10,000 people live here; talochen arose on the territory of the powerful drud principality. we begin our journey from the place where it began. history of the city, once this place was superior to vitebsk and it was equal in size to minsk, as historians say, and the largest trade route between the ivorians and the greeks pass