The Gerardov estate is located in the Dobrushsky district, in the village of Demyanki. after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, this territory is located in the resettlement zone and access to it is closed, restoration is not planned, the building is slowly collapsing. The future Finnish governor-General received these lands in 1876. In 1884, a manor was built here, a two-level park with interesting trees and plants was laid out: black pine, spiky irga, horse chestnut and other exotic plants, some of them have been preserved to this day. The estate was built by architects from St. Petersburg, it is a large-scale two-storey red brick house in the Art Nouveau style with elements of pseudo-Russian style standing above the floodplain of the Iput River Nikolai Nikolaevich Gerard was a justice of the peace of St. Petersburg, and from 1905 to 1908, Governor–General of Finland. After the revolution, the estate was taken away from the landowner, Gerard himself went to Finland. An orphanage was built in his house in Demyanki. During the war, a police detachment was stationed here. After that, the two-story building became a special school for orphans, and before the Chernobyl accident, a health camp was located here.

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Игорь Артамонов

Level 5 Local Expert

Time has not spared the building, it is better to take a dosimeter with you, because there were a couple of very dirty places, I am more than sure that the restoration of the building will not be carried out, and it will not stand for too long, surprisingly the vandals did not get to this beautiful place)

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Петр Иванов

Level 12 Local Expert

It's just great that the estate has been preserved so well, and even in the Gomel region, it's easy to get there, and it's good. It is difficult to find the manor via the Internet, but simply by using the coordinates on the navigator. It is located in an abandoned shelter camp and then a hospital right on the rise after the bridge behind the brick fence. I advise everyone to visit this landmark.

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