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Stankovo. The military-historical complex "Old Frontier".

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Belarus, Minsk region, Dzerzhinsky district, Stankovsky village Council, Stankovo

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50 kilometers from Minsk, in the Dzerzhinsk district, near the village of Stankovo, there is the military-historical complex "Old Frontier". For a long time it has been one of the most important places in Belarus dedicated to the events of the Great Patriotic War.

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Historical

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Ольга Ерёменко

24.03.2025

The military-historical complex "Old Frontier".

Visitors to the Old Frontier military historical complex can learn about the history of the Soviet-Polish border, the construction of the Minsk fortified area and the creation of the Western Border District, which included the border troops of Belarus. The buildings of the barracks, commandant's office, customs and stables of the 16th Dzerzhinsky border guard of the 1920s and 1930s have been restored on the territory of the complex. The main value of the complex is pillbox No. 1 of the company defense area "D" of the 63rd Minsk Fortified area.


The complex's exposition includes 38 units of military equipment located on an area of 7.2 hectares.

The Old Frontier is an open–air museum that meets the cultural needs of visitors in the field of border protection history. It also serves as a platform for patriotic education of young people. The museum offers guided tours, lessons, and quest games.


Samples of military equipment from the Great Patriotic War and the post-war period are presented at the Victory Weapon site, including the T-34-85 tank and a 203-mm howitzer of the 1931 model. Torpedoes, mines and aerial bombs of the first half of the 20th century, as well as the BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket launcher, are of interest.


The dominant feature of the complex is the recreated border outpost of the 1920s and 1930s, which includes a barracks, a commandant's office, a customs office and a stable. In the barracks, visitors can learn about the history of border protection and the life of Soviet border guards. One of the buildings is used for temporary exhibitions, for example, "The Great Patriotic War in the Dzerzhinsk region".


This is an informative memorial with an interesting exposition, where you can touch and feel everything, feel the atmosphere of that time.

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