As we can see on Schubert’s map of 1826-1840, our settlement is not yet present: But it already exists on the military topographical map of the Russian Empire 1846-1863: In the RGIA archive there are documents mentioning our colony and Popina estate. The first worth mentioning is F. 899 Op. 1 S. 468, extreme dates: 1913. Lease agreement and sale record, concluded by gr. Bobrynska (née Polowcewa) N.A. Bobrynska (née Polowcewa) with Zuk I.

The village on Schubert’s map of 1826-1840: In the book A. Iliin - Rebels-Berestiets, a villager is mentioned: Jeremabczyk Ivan, a participant in the Polish uprising of 1830-31. From the peasants of the village of Nagorze, serf of the landowners Wyslouch. At the investigation he proved that he had joined the rebels not of his own free will. After serfdom he was released home. The village is also on the military topographic map of the Russian Empire for 1846-1863:

The village was mentioned in written sources in 1778, in the description of the borders of Drohiczyn princedom, the village is a suburb of Drohiczyn. There were 12 village yards and 53 inhabitants, there was a working tavern. From 1795 it was a part of the Russian Empire, Kobryn district, Slonim, from 1797 Lithuanian, from 1801 Grodno province. The village on Schubert’s map of 1826-1840: Also the village on the military topographic map of the Russian Empire for 1846-1863: