euphrosyne of polotsk, francis skaryna, the first architect of the polotsk jesuit collegium, peter skarge a collective image of a professor at the polotsk academy. and, of course , a student, admiring the clock, let's not forget about the time. we will use it. speaking about polotsk, of course, it is worth remembering an amazing person such a countryman is a rare success not only in the context of the 17th century, but even today meet samuil gavrilovich petrovsky sitnyanovich toponymic nickname polotsk belarusian-russian writer , playwright, philosopher of enlightenment, of course, the most unique personality of the turning point of fate. semyon of polotsky was ordered to write poems for the arrival of alexei mikhailovich, father of peter i , the military hard times at that time somewhat shook the poet's faith in the power of the commonwealth and poetry. he wrote with the expectation that alexei mikhailovich would notice him, he compared him with the sun, plus he sent the king to the book in astrological predictions, which very soon came true after which, respectively. invited to moscow s