gerasim bogomolov's conclusions turned out to be convincing.his accompanying note addressed to the country's leadership, he noted: among the young rocks and, especially to the southeast of the geographical center, there were rocks of ancient age at shallow depths. they are giant domes and consist mainly of sali. such dome-shaped structures are always satellites of hydrocarbons. the findings were confirmed by the research of other leading geologists. scientific geologist mikhail gromyka. it was he who pointed out a promising site near rechitsa, southeast of the village of gorivoda. they were based, among other things, on the stories of local residents. they constantly observed the release of swamp gas to the surface, a puddle of black mud that burned for a long time. geologist alexander rozin, exploring the peat massifs of gomel region, scientifically substantiated the possible presence of rock salt and oil deposits in the depths of the belarusian woodland. but there were many more skeptics. correspondence began with the council of people's comm