on august 13, 1915, in the holy spirit cathedral, a special atmosphere reigned. hundreds of parishionersto venerate the miraculous minsk icon of the mother of god, memorial day. the solemnity was enhanced by the amazing sound of the cathedral choir, among which one voice stood out especially, clear and silvery. elya berman, having retired to the laboratory after a busy day, could finally do his usual thing. he always loved to watch how first a fuzzy image and then an image appeared in the baths. the twentieth in the life of the young belarusian republic is the time to turn to the national theme, its origins, and cultural heritage. this is the time for the creation of circles and amateur clubs of the local intelligentsia. in the area of the former konsky parade ground in minsk, since 1918, members of the belarusian hut circle have gathered. there were ears of corn here all the time and there were baths. in the center of st. petersburg, as always on wednesdays , the elite of the intelligentsia gathered, however, lately there has been little talk about art and literature, they were more c