I. The Locality. Mozyr is located in the deep Palesse. Palesse occupies a vast area: it encompasses most of the Pinsk district, part of the Bobruysk and Rechitsa districts, part of the Ovruch district in Volyn Province, and part of the Radomyshl district in Kiev Province, but the center of Palesse is the Mozyr district. According to ancient accounts, this entire huge area was once flooded by waters, forming one continuous lake connected by one of its channels to the Baltic Sea. At present, most of this area is covered with sands, swamps, lakes, forests, and shrubs. From the lakes…