Soveyki. The Novitsky Estate.

The exact date of the estate's construction is unknown. Presumably, this is the end of the 18th century. It was erected by the Governor-General of Lithuania, Benigsen.

The estate included a complex of various buildings. The manor house was built in a classical style with Baroque elements, including figured pediments above the facades. The main entrance was decorated with a small terrace with a balustrade. A brovar, an apartment building, an outbuilding and a number of other buildings were also erected here. There was a beautiful park, which was decorated with artificial ponds and arched bridges.

The owners of the estate later became the Rdultkovsky family, who already owned several estates in the Minsk region. It was then sold to the Novitskys, who owned it until 1939. The Novitskys built a distillery and a brovar, a turpentine factory, and several watermills on the territory of the estate.

  During the war years, the estate was used as a hospital. The manor building was severely damaged during the Second World War.

  In 1959, it was reconstructed by Soviet craftsmen, as a result of which it significantly changed its original appearance. In the Soviet years, the manor building was used for various purposes: first as a hospital, later as a health resort. At that time, a monument to Lenin was erected here, and after that a sculpture of a collective farm worker.

Today, buildings in various degrees of preservation have been preserved in the estate. The Brovar and the apartment building continue the Neo-Gothic traditions. An outbuilding has also been preserved. All the elements of the interior design of the estate were long ago and irretrievably lost, and the wealth was taken out.

Despite the appearance of cracks on the walls of the remaining buildings and moss-covered roofs, the architecture of the estate still arouses genuine interest. The park surrounding the estate attracts nature lovers with its majestic trees and alleys. The Soveiki Nature Park is a monument of landscape art and is included in the list of historical and cultural values of Belarus.

Today, the Novitsky estate is in disrepair and its condition is regrettable. Restoration work is not carried out here. Time, having passed through this story, has left its traces on the building. Nevertheless, it continues to attract the attention of tourists and researchers interested in the history of the region and the heritage that is worth preserving.

Directing efforts to restore and support such monuments could restore them to their former glory and breathe new life into them. After all, the abandoned Novitsky manor in Soveyki is evidence of a multi—layered and multifaceted history. It reminds us of the past and it is very important to preserve the cultural heritage for future generations.