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Village Pierwomajsk

It is mentioned in written sources around 1460, under the name of Przyszychwosty, in the Kobryn Principality, Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Simeon Romanowicz recorded the village to his boyar Danila. In 1509, the record was confirmed by his son, Grand Duke of Lithuania Sigismund I the Old. In the second half of the 16th century, the estate was populated by serfs and taxed peasants. In 1589, the village was located in the Brest County of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and was under the authority of the gentry. The peasants had to pay taxes:

two days of corvée labor per week, a tax of 30 groschen, one day of communal labor per year, one barrel of rozi and other duties.

At the beginning of the 18th century, the settlement was known as “Przyszychwosty and Antopol,” an estate in the Kobryn district, Brest province, Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1720, the settlement was officially divided into the town of Antopol and the village of Przyszychwosty.

From 1795, it was part of the Russian Empire, in the Kobryn district, Slonim, from 1797 in the Lithuanian province, and from 1801 in the Grodno province. The village on the military-topographic map of the Russian Empire for 1846-1863:

WTKRI 1846-1863

In 1858, the village was part of the Antopol estate, owned by Count Kazimir Orzarowski. There were 128 registered souls (state peasants), the center of the rural community in the Antopol volost, Kobryn district, Grodno province. In 1905, there were 439 inhabitants. The village on the one-verst map:

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Also on the three-verst map:

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From 1921 to 1939, it was part of Poland, in the Antopol gmina, Kobryn County, Polesie Voivodeship. In 1921, there were 41 households and 255 inhabitants, 234 of whom were Orthodox Christians. In the 1930s, there were 77 households. The village on the Polish WIG map:

WIG

Since 1939, it has been part of the Belarus SSR. Since October 12, 1940, it has been part of the Antopol district, Brest region. The village of Pierwomajsk is the center of the village council, with 345 inhabitants and a primary school. The village on the Red Army map:

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Also on the German kdwr map:

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During the Great Patriotic War, 32 residents of the village were killed, and 6 did not return from the front. Since 1959, it has been part of the Drohiczyn District, and since 1960, part of the Antopolsky Village Council. In 1950, there were 56 households and 205 residents. Near the village, 0.8 km away, there is a burial site for residents from various places who were killed by the Nazis, a total of about 4,000 residents.

References and materials used in the post:

  • Cities and villages of Belarus, Brest region
  • etomest.ru
  • wikipedia.org