Брест .


                              Brest.


    My native town is Brest. It  is  often  called  the  visiting  card  of
Belarus, its western gateway.Brest is an ancient town. In the  chronicle  of
Ipati it was mentioned in 1019 under the name of Berestye.


    My native town is famous for its  historical  places  because   several
historical events took place in Brest and some well-known people used to  be
here. First of all I’d like to mention that on the 3d of March 1918 a  peace
treaty was signed in the White Palace of the Brest Fortress.  The  documents
say that during the Northern  War  Peter  the  I  came  to  Brest  in  1706.
Griboyedov wrote his works in Brest and the  famous  Polish  poet  Pushkin’s
friend Adam Mitskevich lived in our town. In the years 1797-1800  the  great
Russian general Suvorov stayed in Kobrin where there is a museum nowadays.


    Certainly the heroic defence of the Brest Fortress over the Bug is  the
most outstanding event in the history of Brest recorded  in  golden  letters
not only in its history  but  in  the  world  history.  In  1967  the  Brest
Fortress was givven  the title of Fortress-Hero.


    Brest today is the main industrial and cultural centre of Brest region.
There are about 40 factories and plants in the town which  produce  carpets,
gas stoves, knitted wear, foot wear, souvenirs and  other  goods.  Brest  is
also a great transport centre and a river port.


    In the town there are 2 Institutes, several professional schools and 35
secondary schools. Brest has its Drama Theatre, Puppet  Theatre,  Palace  of
culture and Youth Palace, several museums,cinemas and clubs.


    From year to year the town  is  growing  and  becoming  more  and  more
beautifull. Green parks and gardens,  squares  with  wonderful  roses,  wide
streets lined with trees make the beauty of my native town.


    It is interesting to know that Brest has a  twin-city  in  France  also
called Brest.