the creation of the famous belarusian sculptor vladimir shbanov was considered too frank. some changes were made to the sculpture, and now in the evenings residents and guests of the city happily gather near the fern cage. and now we will see the place where molodechno began. at the exit from the city there are the remains of the old castle, where in 1388 prince novgorod. seversky dmitry algerdovich signed a letter of allegiance to the polish-lithuanian crown. at first the structure was wooden, the castle changed many owners. it reached its greatest prosperity under frantishka saveri yaginsky, uncle of mikhail kleofs. in 1811, he transferred a five-year noble school here from bobruisk, and about thirty students and five teachers came here. at this time the castle was luxurious. a library, a winter garden, where even according to eyewitnesses, oranges ripened, and the students had all the conditions for excellent studies. all plans were disrupted by the war of 1812. napoleonic troops passed through the city twice. the castle suffered during their expulsion from the territor