Presentation of “Vjarovitsa”, March 22 and 24, 2011

Presentation of the new book Vjarovitsa (Rosary), edited (with musical accompaniment) by bard-composer Aljes’ Kamotski from the verses of national poet Ryhor Baradulin with photos by John Kunstadter.  Presentations will take place at the Adam Mickiewicz Museum in Navahrudak at 3:00 p.m. on March 22 and the Janka Kupala Museum in Mjensk at 6:30 p.m.… Continue reading Presentation of “Vjarovitsa”, March 22 and 24, 2011

Photo of the Day for March 16, 2011: Portraits of Belarus XIV

Portraits of Belarus XIV.  Партрэты Беларусі (частка XIV). Great-grandfather Matvjej, long retired from the former Soviet Baltic Fleet, noted at once solemnly and cheerfully that he was “100 minus 15”.  Holding himself in the steady manner of a sailor, he spoke quietly and stoically about living far from his offspring, including his three great-grandchildren. Спадар… Continue reading Photo of the Day for March 16, 2011: Portraits of Belarus XIV

Photo of the Day for March 13, 2011: Landscapes of Belarus X

Landscapes of Belarus X:  Tsjerablichy-Machul’ Road 2011.  Краявіды Беларусі: па дарозе ў Мачуль 2011 год. The triangle shapes of concrete utility poles, graceless and ubiquitous, have become an integral part of the Belarusian landscape.