Village Wschody
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Written sources mention it in 1762 as a tract of land belonging to the Torokany Monastery, Brest Voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
From 1795, it was part of the Russian Empire, in the Kobryn district of the Slonim province, 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 1843-1863:
In 1858, the village in the Chomsk volost, Kobryn district, part of the Burmaki rural community, belonged to the Chomsk estate of the landowner Puslowski. There were 44 registered souls (state peasants). In 1905, there were 123 inhabitants. The village on the one-verst map:
Also on the three-verst map:
From 1921 to 1939, it was part of Poland, in the Chomsk gmina of the Drohiczyn district, Polesie Voivodeship. In 1921, there were 22 households and 94 inhabitants. The ethnic composition of the population at that time was 100% Belarusian. The religious composition of the population was predominantly Orthodox Christian (100%). The village on the German military map kdwr:
Also on the Polish map WIG:
From December 4, 1939, as part of the Belarus SSR, there were 25 households and 150 inhabitants. From October 12, 1940, in the Niemierza village council, Drohiczyn district, Pinsk region. The village on the map of the Red Army:
During the Great Patriotic War, on August 23, 1942, the village was burned down and the Nazis shot 25 civilians. Three villagers died at the front. In 1949, the “Red Wschody” collective farm was established, chaired by W.M. Baryszczyk. Since 1954, it has been part of the Brest Region. In 1959, there were 105 residents, in 1970 there were 88 residents, and in 1995 there were 26 households and 27 residents.
References and materials used in the post:
- https://ru.wikipedia.org
- Cities and villages of Belarus, Brest Region
- etomesto.ru