Author: johnkunstadter

Homage to the Central Prypjats’ IX/Паклон Сярэдняй Прыпяці (частка ІХ) The light in a Belarusian house, like the inner light in a grandmother’s eyes, draws one home.  Мяккае асьвятленьне ў беларускім доме грэе, як сьвет бабуліных вачэй. Tsjerablichy 2010/Цераблічы 2010 год

Women of Polesia II/Паляшучкі ІІ Granny Katsja, Staryna 2010/Спадарыня Каця, Старына 2010 год

Homage to the Central Prypjats’ VIII/Паклон Сярэдняй Прыпяці (частка VIII) The industrious, children-filled villages of the central Prypjats’ region in southern Belarus belie the commonplace that villages throughout Europe are dying.  These villages radiate vitality, prosperity, generosity and hope while ensuring, as strongly as any other places I’ve ever visited, that their traditions — under… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 4, 2010: Homage to the Central Prypjats’ VIII

Pras’tsi 2010/Прасьці 2010 год

It is more and more difficult in Belarus to find well-preserved wood-shingle roofs.  It is even rarer to find examples of well-preserved wood-shingle siding for gables, as here in a small village north of Mjensk. У Беларусі ўсё радзей сустракаюцца гонтавыя стрэхі ў добрым стане. Нават радзей можна ўбачыць шчыты, крытыя гонтай, такія як гэты… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 2, 2010

A salute to the people of Tsjerablichy and their traditions (part IV)/Паклон Цераблюкам і Цераблічанкам і іх традыцыям (частка ІV). There is nothing this good-natured, hard-working homemaker cannot do in running her household.  With her husband diligently tending their hives, she carefully removes the wax seals of the honeycombs to open the cells (photos for… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 1, 2010: Homage to the Central Prypjats’ VII

Homage to the Central Prypjats’ VI/Паклон Сярэдняй Прыпяці (частка VI) The industrious, children-filled villages of Belarus’ central Prypjats’ region radiate vitality, prosperity, generosity and hope.  The villagers ensure, as strongly as any other places I’ve ever visited, that their traditions — under unremitting pressure for the past century — thrive and are passed on to… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 30, 2010: Homage to the Central Prypjats’ VI

Ramjel’ 2010/Рамель 2010 год

Homage to the Central Prypjats’ V/Паклон Сярэдняй Прыпяці (частка V) The industrious, children-filled villages of the central Prypjats’ region in southern Belarus belie the commonplace that villages throughout Europe are dying.  These villages radiate vitality, prosperity, generosity and hope while ensuring, as strongly as any other places I’ve ever visited, that their traditions — under… Continue reading Photo of the Day for September 28, 2010: Homage to the Central Prypjats’ V

Homage to the Central Prypjats’ IV/Паклон Сярэдняй Прыпяці (Частка ІV) The industrious, children-filled villages of the central Prypjats’ region in southern Belarus belie the commonplace that villages throughout Europe are dying.  These villages radiate vitality, prosperity, generosity and hope while ensuring, as strongly as any other places I’ve ever visited, that their traditions — under… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 27, 2010: Homage to the Central Prypjats’ IV