few minutes after we are waiting for the studio of the chairman of the belarusian ski union alexander gribnevng in our country, but first, first art, and then sport. in 1757, an academy of three famous artists was opened in st. petersburg. it dictates the postulates of classicism, so beloved by russia, which refer to the ancient methods of the ancient greeks. one of the first graduates of the academy is anton losenko. for excellent academic performance, he is sent to paris, where he improves his skills. he studied the foundations of classicism, and there he wrote one of the most famous works, which is now kept in the collection of the national art museum, the death of odonis. adonis among the ancient greeks he was considered the lord of spring and the renewal of nature, but he did not immediately become a deity. the birth of a young man is shrouded in tragedy and sadness. adones was so beautiful that he was able to make the goddess fall in love with him. afrodi, she understood even at the birth of the young man that he would only be hers. but the beauty of adononis attracted not only aphrodit