sea, as it was then called, with pontus ephsinian, the modern black sea. the famous trade route from voryaki to the greeks did not pass through the city, located on the coast, although individual boats, most likely only sailed here. archaeological finds are direct confirmation of this. and here breathes the light of europe and beats the heart of the belarusian polesia. a fair wind carries us. finnish. perhaps it was the clear waters of the leisurely pina that whispered to the ancient inhabitants the name of the city in which we will soon moor, indeed, why be clever when such a picturesque hint is nearby. so many ancient slavic cities received their names from the name of a tributary of a large river, where vitebsk, from vid'by, polotsk from canvases, and pinsk - from pina. but we still go ashore, we are met by the symbol of the port of pinsk, a bright blue river station. an example of pole wooden architecture with its appearance marks the arrival of spring, with the onset of cold weather it disappears, but there is no mysticism in this. in america, houses