scientific geologist mikhail gromyka.t was he who pointed out a promising site near rechitsa, the southeastern villages of gorivoda. they were based, among other things, on the stories of local residents. they constantly observed the marsh coming to the surface. gomel region, scientifically substantiated the possible presence of rock salt and oil deposits in the depths of the belarusian woodland, but there were much more skeptics. correspondence began with the council of people's commissars of the republic, heated discussions in the press. and if it weren’t for gerasim bogomolov, the future academician of the academy of sciences of the bssr, who proved the reality of such assumptions and used them in his further research, everything could have been like this remain at the level of discussion. the academy of sciences of the bssr also saw real prospects for research. the belarusian government agreed with her arguments about the advisability of conducting exploratory drilling operations. polesie. honored artist of belarus st