TOWN OF NESVIZH

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 16, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: November 30, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT INF0,RjkAATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United states within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.B.C. Sees. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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COUNTRY USSR (Belorussian SSR)
PLACE ACQUIRED
Town of Neevizh
DATE DISTR. 30 Blovember 1955
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REFERENCES
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Nesvizh fa-pproxims,tely N 53-13, E 26-411, the rayon center for Nesvizh
Rayon, bad a population of approximate 12,000.
2. All the streets in the turn were cobblestone; although they were seldom
repaired, the streets were in fairly good condition. Both Leninskaya uliitsa
and Vilenskaya ulitsa to sketch of Nesvizhbad, cement sidewalks, one and
one-half to three m vi, on both sides of rhe street, Most of the other
streets had sidewalks vn at least one side of the street. Trees were located
on either site of most streets, but mazy of the trees which bad been destroyed
during World War II bad nOt been replaced. Vehicular traffic, mostly truck
traffic, was fairly heavy and. general37 la in the direction of Gorodey
approximately N 53-19, 1 26-3J the nearest railroad station. There was
no railway through Nesvizh. Too buses, however, passed through the town.
One bus stopped in Nes'viah,, while traveling between Baranorichi N 53-08,
E 26-C)2'. and Qorodey; the other bus also came from Baranovichi, ' ut traveled
through Lyakhovichi fapp~tiq~cimately N 53-?2, E 26.16) and Kleterk' approximately
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3. Electricity for Nesvisk was furnished'iy two kerosene-burning generators
Zsee No. 18 on sketch?. Most of the streets were furnished with electric
lights mounted on poles, =,eitheer side of the street. The street lights
burned from sundown to approximately 0200 hours, There were no electric
or neon signs in the town. Most of the houses in Nesvizh were also furnished
with electricity. There was neither a water nor a sewerage -system in the
city.
4. The castle 'ee No. 1 on sketc7 was built in the 13th or 14th century and
was being used as a aanitoriab. It had approximately 606 rows and was still
surrounded by a water-filled moat. Although it was called a sanitorium, the
castle seemed. to be used mostly as a rest home for government employees
and Party members. Local residents were not permitted to enter its grooms.
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Milk collected from the kolkhozy. in the rayon was processed into butter and
ice cream at the creamery See No. 17 on sketcgo Skim milk was sold to the
restaurants and tea houses,;., The creamery was surrounded by a wooden
u ice, and entrance was forbidden"; The flour mill see No. 2 on sketch had
in operation at one time,
blocks, but most of the area was not usable because of the partially burned
and bombed houses which still remained there. Many tables and benches were
located in the square and were used by kolkhozniki to display their farm pro-
duce for sale.
Power for the creamery was supplied by severs internal
combustion engines located nearby. A market square encompassed several city
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6. The House of Culture, which had once served as a town hall, was located in
the center of a cobblestoned city.bldck which had once been used as a city
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the rayon store. rormer eachers' seminary was destroyed during World War
II and was being rebuilt as a store. A former monastery had been converted
into a pedagogical institute.
The Nesvizh post office delivered mail to Gorodey. the
sect/ story of the post office building See No, 13 on sketch consisted of
apartments for the post office employees. The telephone office was also
located in the post office. There was no automatic dial telephone, but
there was a telephone booth in the post office. There were no other public
telephones in the entire town.
The Catholic church /see No. 5 on sketch7 was built in the 13th or 11th
century. It was still in use, and sermons were delivered in Latin and Polish.
Because this church was considered an architectural antique, the Soviets
specifically forbade, under penalty of arrest, its destruction,or alteration.
The Russian Orthodox church 5ee No. 15 on sketc7 was partially destroyed
during World War II and, even though it was not rebuilt, it was still being
used for church services. The square behind the fire station Live No. 22 on
skete7 was used as a cemetery for World War II partisan and other underground
leaders. Various types of individual.-and public monuments were located on
these graves.
The following were some of the other 'buildings
in Nesvizh:
a. A hotel with approximately ten rooms See No. 16 on sketc7. In 1953,
the charge was seven rubles per night,
b. The Nesvizh Rayon Hospital ~ee No. 3 on sketc~ contained 150 beds, and
any of the local inhabitants. could be admitted as patients. A large staff
of doctors and surgeons were employed at the hospital, and most types of
operations were performed.
c. The Jail See No. 23 on sketc7 in Neavizh served all of Nesv.Lzh Rayon.
d. The Rayispolkom Rayon Executive Conmitte 7 building See No. 7 on sketch
housed the majority of the Nesvizh Rayon governmental offices?
e. There was a radio station in Nesvizh,
There were some tank units in Nesvizh, 1
the location of their barracks Lies sketc7.
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Sketch of Ne.svizh
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Sketch of Nesvizh (cont.)
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Legend to the Sketch of Nesvizh
1 Sanatorium (former castle)
2. Flour mill
3. Hospital
4. Veterinary
5. Catholic church
6. Raykom
7. Rayispolkom
8. People's court
9. Pedagogical school (former monastary)
10. Rayon store
11. Rayon House of Culture
lla. Lenin monument
12. Former secondary school fgimnaziya
13. Post office
14. Former seminary
15. Russian Orthodox church
16. Hotel
17. Butter factory
18. Electric power plant
19. Newspaper office, Chyrvony stsyaa
20. Secondary school (Russian and Belorussian)
21. Public bath
22. Fire station
23. Jail
24. MVD
25, Dispensary
26. Tea house
27. ZAGS
28. Gosbank
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