Book of Nikolai Nikolayevich Shchekatikhin (1896-1940) - the initiator of the initiator of the Belarusian Soviet art history, a talented historian, theorist and critic who studied the fine arts and architecture of Belarus from ancient times to the present, cult architecture and monumental painting of the KhІ - KhІKh centuries, icon painting of the XVІІ - XVІІІ centuries, defensive structures of the KhІІІ- XVІ centuries, ancient Belarusian engravings, the art of books by Francis Skorina, the work of Belarusian artists, are dedicated to ancient Belarusian architectural monuments.