Berson-street (in past Trumpet)

Berson-street rises upwards from Myasnikov-street to main pathway of the city, in past Trumpet-street. Its length is 340 m. The border of the old city passed here at medium of 19-th century. The border is noted remainder of the town earth gross, which stretched hereinafter through present avenue of Independence (pr. of F.SKORINA) to Sverdlov-street. Ground gross was justified and limes was planted along it, they were an exclusive power and rare beauty. At the end of XIX c. it was a place of the walking and rest. The Limes were sawed down under new planning in 1960-e years. The Street was built houses, not forming united ensemble.

Street has got present name in 1922-nd in honour of public commissar on deals of the nationalities of the West area and front and then public commissar of the State checking Lithuanian-Belorussian SSR Stanislav Ignatievich Berson (1895-1919), shoot by polish legionnaires. In 1917 Berson S.I. was a vice-chairman of Minsk Advice and commissar VRK of West front. Since November 1917 he was a public commissar on deals of the nationalities of the Regional executive committee of the West edge. In 1918 - 19 years. - a chairman of Minsk military advice. (However, in most Minsk he was found only 2 months).

Photed by Volozhinskiy V.G., August 2007.

At the corner str. of Berson and Myasnikov-str., 39, - a Ministry of foreign affairs. At the right - a building of Minskproekt and Belgiprotorg.

Translated by Dzerzhinskiy Dmitriy.