Book One
Published in Brest in 2006. This is a book of 308 pages, profusely illustrated with historical photos.Main themes:
• Medieval Brest,• Russian Brest-Litovsk
• Polish Brest-on-Bug (Brześć nad Bugiem)
• Jewish Brisk
This book is based on documents, testimonies and interviews with eyewitnesses. It attempts to reconstruct the genuine past of Brest, starting with the interesting old town that sprang up on the delta of the Mukhavets River -- later to become the site for the famous fortress of Brest. The history also includes the Polish period of 1919-1939.
In preparation for this book, the author interviewed hundreds of Brest inhabitants, seeking multidimensional, broad, and diverse views, as well as a variety of historical factoids – nuggets of real history from real people.
This documentary uses the stories of ordinary Brest citizens, the real makers of history. The author deliberately avoided telling the story through prominent figures, heroes and celebrities, to avoid the self-serving slants that too often characterize their stories. Instead, he focuses on real people, who have lived in Brest, absorbed its air – and its charm – people who have performed no outstanding deeds, but have left their marks of good on the lives of others.
The book deserves attention not only due to its historic value, but also to the unusual way of presentation, as the starting point and philosophical background for each chapter are unique pictures from old family albums.
Here are some chapters from Book One in Russian:
Medieval Brest
Once upon a time there was a townThe old town
Jesuit complex
Brest castle
Vitovt, Jagiello and others
Market Square
Brest of merchants
Magdeburg Law
Polish Brest-on-Bug
Russian Gymnasium
Nina Adrich
Falcon and eyas
Gymnasium orchester
Cinderella from 1932
Nadja Czerwinski
Moment of the Czerwinskis
Jaroslaw Szyrniuk
Trilinka flag-stones
School dress
Jura Kloczko
The Kloczkos
The factory of brides
"Eugine Onegin" of 1933
Alla parachuter
Mika Guzowska
Brest garison
Tankmen
Stadium of 82 Regiment
Ladies of Brest
First teacher
Andrey Vasilyuk
Light breath
Lola Wierszuk
Argentine dream
Nina Dudik
Photo shop
Sidewalk snaps
Boris Jaszczuk
Happy New 1932 Year!
Christmas presents
Brothers Gampers
First love
Choir of 1923
Choir of 1929
Nikolay Dranko
Maria Sakharuk
Gymnasium choir
Vitali Kosieniuk
Lina Tsintsiper
Anna Kozel
Wedding with a general
Schools
Handlówka
Macierz szkolna
Romuald Traugutt Gymnasium
Professor
An Evening Party in 1937
The Markevichs Family
Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz Gymnasium
Tarbut Gymnasium
Prucie-darcie school
Powszechna School
Jewish Brisk
Jewish Brest
Brest Synagogue
Grynberg's Chemist's Store
Brest Ghetto
Basya Melnik
Misha Sarver
