Rossony – Where is it?
This question ask those who had never been here before. The name indeed is not usual for those people and is strange. People guess whether it is Russia, or Rossa, or Rossy. To make the understanding clear the Belarussians are told: “it is north from Polotsk city close to the Russian border”, the Russians are told: “it is in Belarus’ at Pskov area border”, and the foreigners are told: “it is very close to the geographical centre of Europe”.
And what is this region is famous for? - is the next question of the tourists who are already spoiled by the architecture masterpieces, historical facts and exotic countries.
It is famous for nothing! - will be my answer.
It happened so that historically the trading water routs, auto roads and air tracks were passing by having just not noticed this territory. It also could be possible to say that the civilization as well passed these lands by. It does not at all mean that the population of the region is barbarians. There are: the mobile communication service, the Internet, well catered houses, schools, hospitals. To tell shortly – there is everything for life.
But in addition to all there remained the primeval spirit and the harmony which are put in a human at birth. The civilized population had just forgotten this feeling or do not want to notice or merely is neglecting it. The difference can be shown through comparison of villages, houses, people and their manner to talk and speech topics they choose to communicate.
Nowadays territory of the Rossony region was formed in the year 1924. the wars between West and East were passing the territory in transit way, ignoring and sometimes demolishing everything on their way.
Many times the territory belonged to different owners – the Russians, the Polish, the Lithuanians. The battles were basically held for more attractive “pieces of a pie” – Polotsk and Pskov.
In ancient times the territory was wild with deep forests and with an extremely low rate of population.
However, people there managed to build their estates, to raise children and live with harmony with nature.
You will definitely not like to be there if you bring your own principles and habits and your ”true” understanding of “how it should be” and “how to live” with you. And if you will treat the country estates as Turkey or Egypt hotels you will be disappointed.
Everything is completely different and very shortly you become the guest as a part of a family.
On a way from a big city going by car you mark that the road becomes narrow and not of a good condition. Many people at their first time coming ask themselves a question: “Where am I going? What a wild place it is!”
As for me, I have already got used to gravel roads and consider them as a barrier which is necessary to overcome every time. You have to deserve everything - even your rest.
Having reached the destination and woken up with the birds singing the next morning, you realize that here is the Paradise! The feeling is stronger on the 2-3 day of your stay, when you tune yourself to the local way of life!
When I am back to the city I ask my colleagues the next few days: “Please, do not talk to me very fast. I am at other dimension!”
Alexander Yankovsky.
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