kolos, blok, turgenev, glinka, kuprin, korodkevich gubilev.is far from a complete list of celebrities whose fates are connected with pinsk. it is known that louise boyt, the daughter of the owner of a californian gold mine, also visited these parts. yes, that same legendary american who discovered polesie to the world and spent all her inheritance on studying it. wanted to name the first city cinema the sponsor of its construction, the merchant's son david boyarsky, then, as usual, changed his mind, it happens. according to wikipedia, the first stone of the foundation of this architectural monument was laid the last polish king stanislaw august ponicowski. it turns out, no, by that time the monarch was no longer in the city. polish writer józef kraszewski once joked that this building stands like a dandy in the village. today. the building was built by the city judge, financier, politician and grandfather of the famous artist, musician and composer napoleon orde. this is the first secular residential stone building of the late 18th century. bu