ragneda, yazyaslav, vyacheslav charadey. for sure which stories about them are true and which are fiction. one thing is certain. polotsk has a rich cultural heritage worth sharing. first of all, polotsk is known as one of the religious centers of belarus. churches and cathedrals built many centuries ago still operate here. unfortunately, we know very little about those who built and designed them. the name zodchiva ioanna appears only once in the life of st. euphrasinia and gumenia of polotsk. and yet, researchers of ancient russian architecture make personal connections. john with the heyday of the polotsk school of patronymics of the 19th century. in simple terms, he is the first belarusian an architect who is mentioned in written sources. by the way, it was he who became the author of the church to which i am now heading. look, he's holding it in his hands. the transfiguration church was built during the life of euphrasinia of polotsk. the cell in which she lived is also located. saint, restoration is now in full swing ,