Yakhimovshchina. Yanka Kupala Museum.
Museum
Belarus, Minsk region, Molodechno district, Yakhimovshchina village, 2A Ozernaya str.
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Description
It is no coincidence that the village of Yakhimovshchina, located just twenty kilometers from Molodechno, was chosen as the location of the Yanka Kupala Museum. It was here that Kupala lived and created his literary works. His famous works were written in these places, such as "Who is there...", "Oak", "Will" and others, which were later included in his first collection of poems, "Zhaleika". The period of his life in Yakhimovshchina became a time of poetic and spiritual uplift of the future national poet.
Since 1906, Yanka Kupala worked at a local distillery as an assistant. It is worth noting that this factory has been preserved to this day.
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Literary
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1Ольга Ерёменко
02.06.2025
Yanka Kupala Museum in the village of Yakhimovshchina.
The Yakhimovshchina branch of the Yanka Kupala State Literary Museum is the place where the creative path of the great Belarusian poet begins. Opened in 2001, it is located in Yakhimovshchina, where Yanka Kupala worked at a local brewery in his youth in 1906-1907.
The main idea of the museum's exposition is to show the process of Yanka Kupala's formation in the era of the birth of the national press and the revival of Belarusian culture. The creator and first director of the museum, V.F. Lutsevich, sought to preserve the memory of the poet in the form in which it existed during his lifetime.
Today, the estate complex where the distillery was located includes several buildings, including a brick wing and a wooden house where Kupala lived. Memorial plaques commemorating the poet's stay are installed on the walls of the house.
The branch's exposition reveals three key themes: the Yakhimovshchina period in Kupala's life, its connection with the Belarusian press, and the birth of the collection "Zhaleika," which became an important milestone in the development of Belarusian literature.
The memorial part of the exhibition is the poet's room, recreated and restored according to the memoirs of old–timers, who at that time did not know that Ivan Lutsevich would become the famous Belarusian poet Yanka Kupala.
The main attraction of Yakhimovshchina is a nineteenth-century estate, which includes a distillery, ponds, barns, a picturesque park and the house where the poet lived.
Visiting the museum allows you to learn about the life story of the Belarusian writer and feel the beauty of the Belarusian nature.