gerasim bogomolov's conclusions turned out to be convincing. in his accompanying note, addressed to the country's leadership, he noted: among young rocks, and especially to the southeast of the geographic center, at a shallow depth turned out to be ancient rocks. they are giant domes and consist mainly of salts. such dome-shaped... structures are always hydrocarbon satellites. the findings were confirmed by the research of other leading geologists. scientist geologist mikhail gromyka, it 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 release of swamp gas to the surface, a puddle of black mud that burned for a long time. geologist alexander rozin, while studying the peat massifs of the gomel region, scientifically substantiated the possible presence of rock salt and oil deposits in the depths of the belarusian polesie. but there were many more skeptics. correspondence with the council of people's com

young geologist gerasim bogomolov was once again walking around the area that seemed to be familiar to him down to the smallest detail. sitting down on a nearby stump, he... got up from his field bag, made notes in it, then thought about something for some time, made notes again. and then he was on his way again. sometimes bogomolov stopped to simply admire the local beauty. the landscapes of the fading summer in polesia were mesmerizing. already in the tent, he transferred his observations. these were the final touches to the great work he was now completing, translating his scientific research and practical observations into the language of a report. the presence of dome-shaped structures in the southern part of the bssr provides a basis. especially to the southeast of the geographical center , ancient rocks were found at a shallow depth. they are giant domes and consist mainly of salts. such dome-shaped structures are always companions of hydrocarbons. the findings were confirmed by studies by others leading geologists. scientist geologist mikhail gromyka. it was he who pointed out.