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Slutsk Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Slucak Slucak slutsk.net Slutsk is a small city (60,000 people), 100 kilometres south of Minsk, the capital city. Housing is almost entirely apartments with some houses spread around. Cultural life is almost non-existent, as Slutsk has only 1 small theatre, a few restaurants and cafes. There is also only one hotel, Hotel Slutsk which has been completely refurbished but is still very small by Western standards. There is one department store but again very small. It has many markets with the biggest near to the city centre open every day where almost anything can be bought. The city has undergone considerable construction work prior to the visit of President Lukashenka in October 2005 and now looks a "brand new " city. For those people travelling to Slutsk, 3 ATM's called Bankomats exist, the best being in Ulitsa Lenina (Lenin Street) in the very centre of the city which accepts Visa, Mastercard and Maestro. Be warned though, you can only withdraw 500,000 Belarusian Rubles per day, approximately 230 Dollars - (this is enough for a Belarusian to live on for over 3/4 weeks!). The Belarusbank is only a domestic bank so use either a Priorbank or Promstroybank for your international dealings but neither exist in Slutsk! The city is poor by Western standards and life is bad but the people are friendly, helpful and honest and very little crime happens here. The roads are now good but even so in Winter the snow is heavy and it gets very cold, -30C or more, so take care. Buses in the city are old and slow but very cheap. Taxis (Marshruts, pronounced marsh-roots) are cheap and a Marshrut taxi to Minsk from the bus station, approximately 1 kilometre West of the city (see photos), costs about 5 Dollars! (Journey time around 1 hour 15 minutes). Trains run to/from Minsk very infrequently, the bus (1 hour 30 minutes journey time) or much better a Marshrut taxi is the best option! Do not expect life here to be as it is at home, it is bad, very 1960's and poor and by the way, there are no MacDonalds or Burger King's here!!! The local food is very Russian and grown locally on street verges, gardens or indeed anywhere which can be cultivated. The people of Slutsk are very adept at self-sufficiency, they have to be to survive! If you want to come here, come in May-August when the weather is much better (up to +25C) and see how lucky you are to live in the West! A map of Slutsk can be found on; www.slutsk1116.narod.ru, click onto Kapta and run your mouse over the map which is in segments and click the segment required to view and then save if necessary, it is slow but gives a good impression of the area of Slutsk. ?????? ??????? ???? (Have a good day). _________History Edit This The Church of St Michael. Slucak was first mentioned in the chronicles of 1116. It was then part of the Turau principality. In 1160 Slucak became the capital of its own principality. From approximately 1320-1330 onwards it belonged to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the first Belarusan state (see also The origins of the GDL). From 1395 the city was the centre of an appanage principality belonging to Uladzimir Al'herdavic and his successors, the Alel'kavic family. In 1411 Slucak was granted the so-called Magdeburg law (the comparatively progressive German code of law ot the time, which was adopted in many parts of Eastern Europe) wit the coat of arms . The last heiress of the Alel'kavic family married Janus Radzivil and when she died in 1612 the city was given to the Radzivil family. The Assembly Hall of the Slucak Aristocracy (19 c.) In the 17th century Slucak was one of the most significant cities in the country. Despite several crises, such as the threat posed by the Crimean Tartars, wars with Russia and internal conflicts, Slucak was a famous trade and manufacturing centre. The city was under the patronage of the Radzivil family, who were protectors of the reformist and orthodox faith. Several examples illustrate the development of the city. In 1581 a print workshop was opened and in 1617 the Slucak Calvinist grammar school was founded. Later, in the 18th century, the theatre and ballet school were founded. Young Belarusan (Lithuanian) Protestants were encouraged to receive their education abroad, at the universities of Oxford, K?nigsberg or Berlin. In fact, the Protestants were so well protected that many other Calvinists came to Slucak, even from abroad, fleeing persecution at home and seeking the protection of the Radzivil family. In the 17th century, for example, a great number of Scottish colonists settled in and around Slucak. With their knowledge and experience they made an important contribution towards the development of trade and manufacturing processes. The belt factory in Slucak was famous throughout the country and in Poland as well. At that time, belts were not just a decorative accessory, but were indispensable for every noble. Belts were woven out of golden and silver silk and usually measuring 2-4.5 metres in length and 20-40 cm in width. At first, patterns from the Middle East were imitated and used for the belts, later manufacturors developed their own local patterns with motifs of different kinds. All Slucak belts are characterised by golden inscriptions embroidered on the fabric, sometimes in Latin, such as "Factus est Sluciae". Slucak Belts After the second division of the Polish-Belarusan state Rec Pospolita (meaning republic) in 1793, Slucak became part of the Russian empire. From the 15th to 17th century, Slucak had three castles - the Verchni zamak (Upper castle), Nizni zamak (Lower castle) and the Novy zamak (New castle) or Zitadel - and many churches including both Catholic and Calvinist, two synagogues, a monastery and a convent. Today, there is almost nothing left of these buildings. In 1919, the city became part of the Belorussian Socialist Soviet Republic. In November and December 1920 Slucak was the centre of an anti-Bolshevik Uprising (The Slucak defense action). The defenders declared the Slucak region part of the Belarusan People's Republic (independent republic declared 1918 on the territory inhabited by Belarusans after the collapse of the Russian Empire). The first Belarusan Convention of the Slucak Region was held, a parliament (Rada) was elected and two regiments (4000 soldiers) were formed, which fought against the Red Army for about two months, before being defeated. The uprising was put down.