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Unknown pages of the history of Belarus. Part II Kanstantsin Dunin-Rayetski is often called “the Belorussian Count of Monte Cristo”. He bought the estate in 1829 and building the palace. But him story interesting before this date. Kanstantsin was patriot. Therefore when Napoleon Bonaparte had begun war against Russian Empire, he had joined to Napoleon, as other men from former the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The fact is that the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a European state situated on lands of present-day Belarus, parts of Ukraine, Poland and Russia, but in 1795 after the Kościuszko Uprising, the territory was partitioned among the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia, and Austria in 1795. All territory of present-day Belarus was attached to the Russian Empire. And offensive Napoleon was a chance to free the native land from the Russians. Thousands and tens of thousands of men took the arms. The colonel Kanstantsin Dunin-Rayetski take on leadership of the 19 regiment of dragoons, participated in the Battle of Borodino, defended rearward from attacks of Russians when Napoleon’s army step-back. He defended famous the crossing of the Berezina River. Kanstantsin distinguished himself in the Battle of Hamburg in the army of Davout, that "The Iron Marshal". The colonel was Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, the highest French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte. But we know that happened with Napoleon. After war traces of Kanstantsin Dunin-Rayetski lost for long time. We don’t know anything about this interesting man, where was he lived, what did he do, absolutely nothing. But in 1829 Kanstantsin come back to the native land, and as you may know, bought the village “Vobryna”. Was said that he found the buried treasure of Napoleon at the Berezina, because the palace was built with high speed and filled expensive and beautiful European furniture, sculptures and paintings. Whether it does or not, but the legends about buried treasure of Napoleon very populate in Belarus, and up to now people search this treasure. This story doesn’t finish. Later I certainly tell it to the end. The Belorussian lands hold many exciting stories.

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Unknown pages of the history of Belarus. Part II

Kanstantsin Dunin-Rayetski is often called “the Belorussian Count of Monte Cristo”. He bought the estate in 1829 and built the palace. But his story was interesting before then. Kanstantsin was a patriot. Therefore when Napoleon Bonaparte began his war against the Russian Empire, he joined Napoleon,  like other men from the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The fact is that the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a European state situated on lands of present-day Belarus, parts of Ukraine, Poland and Russia, but in 1795 after the Kościuszko Uprising, the territory was partitioned among the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia, and Austria in 1795. All territory of present-day Belarus was attached to the Russian Empire. And an aggressive Napoleon was a chance to free the native land from the Russians. Thousands and tens of thousands of men took to arms. The colonel Kanstantsin Dunin-Rayetski took on the leadership of the 19 regiment of dragoons, and participated in the Battle of Borodino, defending the rearward from attacks by Russians when Napoleon’s army step-back. He famously defended the crossing of the Berezina River. Kanstantsin distinguished himself in the Battle of Hamburg in the army of Davout, as "The Iron Marshal". The colonel was Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, the highest French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte. But we know that happened with Napoleon. After war traces of Kanstantsin Dunin-Rayetski were lost for a long time. We don’t know anything about this interesting man, where was he lived, what did he do, absolutely nothing. But in 1829 Kanstantsin come back to his native land, and as you may know, bought the village “Vobryna”. it was said that he found the buried treasure of Napoleon at the Berezina, because the palace was built with great speed and filled with expensive and beautiful European furniture, sculptures and paintings. Whether it´s true or not,  the legends about buried treasure of Napoleon very populate in Belarus, and up to now people still search for this treasure.
This story doesn’t end there. Later I can certainly tell it to its end. The Belorussian lands hold many exciting stories.


Hey! Good job on this piece. It was an interesting read for me because I am currently reading The Count of Monte Cristo. Thank for the interesting read!

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