Novogrudok. Voivode's chancellery building.

The city of Novogrudok has an interesting and unique history. It is the first capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Interesting events took place here during the time of the Russian Empire, because the brilliant poet Adam Mickiewicz lived here.

 A new period in the history of the city of Novogrudok came after the Peace of Riga, when in 1921 Western Belarus became part of the Polish state.

During this period, Novogrudok became the center of the voivodeship instead of the entrance city of the Russian Empire. Administrative buildings of the voivodeship were built in Novogrudok, including the voivode's house and the voivodeship chancellery building. The chancellery building is stone, two-storied, built in the Zakopane style. It currently houses the district executive committee.

In the period 1924-1937, the headquarters of the brigade of the Border Guard Corps called "Novogrudok" was located in the city. The first governor of Novogrudok was Vladislav Rachkevich in 1921-1924, who later served as President of Poland in 1937-1947.

 In May 1922, Adam Mickiewicz's son visited Novogrudok. In the autumn of 1922, Jozef Pilsudski arrived, with whose participation the Orthodox Church was re-consecrated on November 1. Polish presidents came to the city: in May 1924, Stanislav Wojciechowski and in September 1929, Ignacy Mastitsky.

During this period, more than ten periodicals were published, including the Belarusian-language newspaper Nashe Otechestvo. In 1924-1931, the Adam Mickiewicz mound was established on the territory of Small Castle, and in 1938 the poet's house museum was opened.