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The Russian Empire. Belarus. building synagogue, built in 1906. The building was built in the Moorish style. Funds allocated for the construction of the synagogue large Jewish community synagogue goroda.Posle revolution the building was nationalized. In 1923, in a building located Byelorussian National Jewish Theater, which included lectures, conventions, showed films. Later here located House of Culture named after MV Frunze.V CEC Secretariat November 1926, the building was handed over to the new organization "Belgoskino". Soon there was opened a cinema "Culture" - one of the largest at that time in Belarus. The auditorium of the "Culture" (originally Choral Hall), famous for its good acoustics. Famous singers and artists (Vladimir Mayakovsky, Leonid Utesov, Sergey Lemeshev and others) prefer to speak during the tour is tam.Posle WWII theater building was rebuilt for the Russian theater.