Monument to Simeon of Polotsk

In 2003, a monument to Simeon Polotsky was opened on a significant day for the Republic of Belarus - the day of Belarusian writing. The authors of this monument were Belarusian sculptor Alexander Finsky, architects Georgy Fedorov and Natalia Tsavik. The grateful residents of Polotsk made this gesture to a great thinker, playwright, poet, spiritual writer, a person who did a lot for the development of Belarusian culture.

But Simeon Polotsky is known not only to Belarusians. For a long time, the thinker lived in Russia, was a mentor to the children of the Russian Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich from his wife from the Miloslavsky family. He became famous for his amazing Russian syllabic poetry. In Moscow, he organized a Latin school to teach deacs. Moscow became the place of his last days.

The city of Polotsk sacredly honors the memory of its enlightener. For Simeon of Polotsk, Polotsk was a native city by birth. In Polotsk, the library contains unique works published by Simeon Polotsky and his manuscripts, where many poems and theological works.