Participants of the project "Pearl necklace of Holy Russia" was visited Polotsk
9 April 2019 visit of the participants of the international project "Pearl necklace of Holy Russia" in the city of Polotsk – the second journey of the project team in the Republic of Belarus. The participants were 12 students from all universities participating in the project, including from the branch of national research UNIVERSITY "MPEI" in Smolensk. During the trip, the participants got acquainted with the main historical and cultural sites of the city, including those visited in the ancient Spaso-Euphrosyne monastery. During a sightseeing tour of the city the project participants visited the St. Sophia and Epiphany, the Belarusian book printing Museum, the Church of St. Andrew Boboli, the monument to Symeon of Polotsk, the heroes of the Patriotic war of 1812, Francis Skorina. The project presentation was held at the state University of Polotsk, Smolensk where we learned about the history and attractions of the oldest University of the Republic of Belarus, located in the buildings of the former Jesuit College.