Month: February 2014

Belarus in Faces (part CXXIII):  Parishioner of the Orthodox Church of St. Paraskeva Pjatnitsa, Bjerazhnoe 2014.  Беларусь у тварах (частка СХХІІІ):  прыхаджанка царквы Сьв. Параскевы Пятніцы, Беражное 2014 год. The radiance in this lady’s faith shows in the radiance of her hands.

Belarus in Faces (part CXXII):  youngest son of Father Aljaksandr, the priest of the parish of the Holy Trinity in the central Polesian village of Azdamichy.  I took this portrait at the end of the blessing of water for the feast of the Theophany (Vadokhryshcha) in the unfinished church in the neighboring village of Tsjerablichy. … Continue reading Photo of the Day for February 27, 2014

Belarus in Faces (part CXXI):  Anointing with holy oil, feast of the Theophany (Vadokhryshcha), Azdamichy 2014.  Беларусь у тварах (частка СХХІ):  Аздамічы 2014 год. The quiet but joyous and deeply-rooted faith of parishioners in the Pripet Marshes’ eastern Stolin District makes one grateful to be able to worship among them.

Belarus in Faces (part CXX):  Mr. Vasil’ Dubjejka, school director and renowned local historian, Tsjeshaulja 2014.  Mr. Dubjejka is originally from Sjamihos’tsichy, one of the series of bustling villages in central Polesia where I do most of my photography.  He is a font of invaluable information about the history and patrimony of his adopted Baranavichy… Continue reading Photo of the Day for February 25, 2014

Mjensk 2009.  Менск 2009 г. A very Happy 79th Birthday and a reverent bow to Belarusian National Poet Ryhor Baradulin, born February 24, 1935.  Many happy returns of the day! This poem, whose title one might translate as “Overslept morning immisted”, uses the soft sounds of Belarusian to evoke half-dreamy autumnal senses, longings, and the… Continue reading Photo of the Day for February 24, 2014

Patrimony of Lida District (part I).  Спадчына Лідчыны (частка І). Churches of Belarus (part LXXII):  Roman-Catholic church of the Archangel Michael (1715?, 1837), Njatsjech 2014.  Касьцёды Беларусі (частка LXXII):  касьцёл Міхала Арханёла (1715?, 1837), Няцеч 2014 год. This photo is from a trip to survey the patrimony of western Lida District and of Iuje District… Continue reading Photo of the Day for February 23, 2014

At rare moments a nation understands why it exists and shows itself and the world why it has a right to exist free, independent, and in liberty.  The evening of February 21, 2014: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G5igPMX9Oo Небесна сотня.  Вічна память.  Farewell on the Maidan for the fallen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-wxAWkN8g0 Пливе кача по Тисині (A duck floats on the… Continue reading Пливе кача по Тисині

Patrimony of Lida District (part I).  Спадчына Лідчыны (частка І). Njatsjech 2014.  Няцеч 2014 год.  Nieciecz 2014. These photos are from a trip to survey the patrimony of western Lida District and of Iuje District with Anton Astapovich, chairman of the Belarusian Association for the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Monuments (БДТАПГК). Фотаздымкі з вандроўкі… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 22, 2014

Patrimony of Lida District (part I).  Спадчына Лідчыны (частка І). Churches of Belarus (part LXXI):  Roman Catholic church of St. George the Martyr (2011), Bjelitsa 2014.  Касьцёлы Беларусі (частка LXXI):  касьцёл Сьв. Юр’я Мучаніка (2011 г.), Беліца 2014 год. This photo is from a trip to survey the patrimony of western Lida District and of… Continue reading Photo of the Day for February 21, 2014

Patrimony of Lida District (part I).  Спадчына Лідчыны (частка І). Along the Drozdava-Bjelitsa Road 2014.  Уздоўж дарогі Дроздава-Беліца 2014 год. This photo is from a trip to survey the patrimony of western Lida District and of Iuje District with Anton Astapovich, chairman of the Belarusian Association for the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Monuments (БДТАПГК).… Continue reading Photo of the Day for February 20, 2014