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<h1>Village Popina</h1>
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<strong>Date:</strong> 2025-08-06 |
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<p>Popina is mentioned in 1522 in a deed of gift from Grand Duke Sigismund I the Old of Lithuania. The settlement is also recorded in 1580 documents mentioning the sale of lands and an existing Orthodox church.</p>
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<img src="/image/popina/1.png" alt="1580 archival record">
<figcaption>Archival record — 1580 mention</figcaption>
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<p>More details about the church can be found in the neighboring section <a href="https://drohiczyn-poleski.com/ru/post/new_popina_church/">Church in Popina</a>.</p>
<p>The settlement is also marked on a map from 1665:</p>
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<img src="/image/popina/2.png" alt="Map 1665">
<figcaption>Map 2 — 1665 historical map</figcaption>
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<p>From 1795 it became part of the Russian Empire. The village is shown on Schubert’s map (1826–1840):</p>
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<img src="/image/popina/3.png" alt="Schubert map 1826-1840">
<figcaption>Map 3 — Schubert map (1826–1840)</figcaption>
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<p>Also on the military topographic map of the Russian Empire (1846–1863):</p>
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<img src="/image/popina/4.png" alt="Military map 1846-1863">
<figcaption>Map 4 — Military topographic map (1846–1863)</figcaption>
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<p>In 1858, the village was the center of a rural community with 188 revision souls, a church, and a school. In 1905, there were 386 inhabitants.</p>
<p>The village on the one-verst map:</p>
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<figcaption>Map 5 — One-verst map</figcaption>
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<p>Also on the three-verst map:</p>
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<figcaption>Map 6 — Three-verst map</figcaption>
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<p>From 1921 to 1939, it was part of Poland. In 1922, a stone church was built.</p>
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<img src="/image/popina/7.png" alt="WIG map">
<figcaption>Map 7 — Polish WIG map</figcaption>
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<p>From 1939, it became part of the Belarus SSR. The village is also shown on Soviet and German military maps.</p>
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<img src="/image/popina/8.png" alt="RKKA map">
<figcaption>Map 8 — Red Army (RKKA) map</figcaption>
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<img src="/image/popina/9.png" alt="KDWR map">
<figcaption>Map 9 — KDWR map</figcaption>
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<p>During the Great Patriotic War, 22 residents were killed, and 17 did not return from the front.</p>
<p>Population: 719 (1960), 235 (1970), 169 (1995).</p>
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<h2>References and materials used in the post</h2>
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<li>Cities and villages of Belarus, Brest region</li>
<li>etomest.ru</li>
<li>wikipedia.org</li>
<li>RGIA</li>
<li>LGIA</li>
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