The first Russian owner of Gomel was Field Marshal Pyotr Rumyantsev who built the Gomel Palace, which later passed into the hands of another Field Marshal, Ivan Paskevich.
The first Russian owner of Gomel was Field Marshal Pyotr Rumyantsev. This Field Marshal Pyotr Rumyantsev built the Gomel Palace. The Gomel Palace later passed into the hands of another Field Marshal. Ivan Paskevich was another Field Marshal.