The essay "How our ancestors lived in the 18th century" (2001) examines the works of memoir literature of the 18th century that arose on the territory of Belarus or are closely related to it. The author gives vivid portraits of magnacy, gentry, philistinism and peasantry, talks about social and family life, material and spiritual culture of the then Belarus. The story "Autumn in the Middle of Spring" (1984) is based on historical materials and local traditions. The events of the work take place in 1861 immediately after the abolition of serfdom, during peasant unrest.