ГРОДНО 2002

My visit to Gomel

Because my supervisor at university had to go there, I had the possibility to visit Gomel for one day. I discovered the interesting city by myself.
Gomel has 600'000 inhabitants and is situated in the south-east of Belarus, near the Russian and the Ukrainian border, on the bank of river Sož.
The center of the city is along Sovjetskaja street. The main attractions in Gomel are the residence of the Rumjancev family and the church and the park next to it.
Gomel and its surroundings still suffer very much from the consequences of the reactor accident in Chernobyl 1986. Large areas of the region are contamined by radioactive material.

Sovjetskaja street. The main street in Gomel with a lot of traffic.

The theatre on Lenin square, in the center of Gomel. Just opposite is the Lenin statue.

This friendly Belarussian woman took the picture of me.

Univermag. The warehouse in Sovjetskaja street. Often, Univermag is one of the biggest malls in the city.

This is the central market of Gomel.

Inside the market hall. Colorful, busy. Meat, fish and cheese are sold here. It is also the place to see many Schweins- and Kalbsköpfe.

Near the railway station. Do you need cigarettes?

Monument in memory of the victims of World War II (Vosstanija square). More than 100'000 peolpe were killed during fascistic occupation.

On this monument is the first tank of the sovjetic recapturers that arrived in the city (Vosstanija square).

The river Sož.

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	Sovjetskaja street. The main street in Gomel with a lot of traffic.
	The theatre on Lenin square, in the center of Gomel. Just opposite is the Lenin statue.
	This friendly Belarussian woman took the picture of me.
	Univermag. The warehouse in Sovjetskaja street. Often, Univermag is one of the biggest malls in the city.
	This is the central market of Gomel.
	Inside the market hall. Colorful, busy. Meat, fish and cheese are sold here. It is also the place to see many Schweins- and Kalbsköpfe.
	Near the railway station. Do you need cigarettes?
	Monument in memory of the victims of World War II (Vosstanija square). More than 100'000 peolpe were killed during fascistic occupation.
	On this monument is the first tank of the sovjetic recapturers that arrived in the city (Vosstanija square).
	The river Sož.