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Photo of the Day for July 3, 2020

Family farming in Polesia, Tsjerablichy 2016. See photos of the day for March 12, 2020 for an explanation of my view why it is more accurate to call Belarusian homesteaders in villages family farmers rather than “peasants”.   Сямейнае фермерства на Палесьсі, Цераблічы 2016 г.  У кантэксце працягу беларускамі ўладамі савецкіх палітыкаў калектывізаванай сельскай гаспадаркі… Continue reading Photo of the Day for July 3, 2020

Photo of the Day for July 2, 2020

Family farming in Polesia:  making cottage cheese.  Tsjerablichy 2016. See photos of the day for March 12, 2020 for an explanation of my view why it is more accurate to call Belarusian homesteaders in villages family farmers rather than “peasants”. Сямейнае фермерства на Палесьсі: выраб тваражку.  Цераблічы 2016 г.  У кантэксце працягу беларускамі ўладамі савецкіх… Continue reading Photo of the Day for July 2, 2020

Photo of the Day for July 1, 2020

Family farming in Polesia:  teaching a new-born calf to drink.  Tsjerablichy 2014. See photos of the day for March 12, 2020 for an explanation of my view why it is more accurate to call Belarusian homesteaders in villages family farmers rather than “peasants”. Сямейнае фермерства на Палесьсі: у вучэньні цялята папіваць вады.  Цераблічы 2016 г. … Continue reading Photo of the Day for July 1, 2020

Photo of the Day for June 30, 2020

Family farming in Polesia:  sorting home-grown strawberries.  Tsjerablichy 2016. See photos of the day for March 12, 2020 for an explanation of my view why it is more accurate to call Belarusian homesteaders in villages family farmers rather than “peasants”. Сямейнае фермерства на Палесьсі: адбор трускавак з агароду.  Цераблічы 2016 г.  У кантэксце працягу беларускамі… Continue reading Photo of the Day for June 30, 2020

Photos of the Day for June 27, 2020

Portraits of Polesia: Trinity Monday service, Tsjerablichy 2019. Партрэты Палесься: прыгаджанкі на другі дзень Сьвятой Тройцы, Цераблічы 2019 г.      

Photos of the Day for June 26, 2020

One August evening in 2019 I stopped by the Rakavjets household in Azdamichy to deliver a photo album dedicated to Kolja Rakavjets.  Kolja, the sextan of Azdamichy’s church for more than 40 years, had passed away earlier in the year.  See photos of the day for August 5, 2019.  I found Kolja’s grandsons Leanid and… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 26, 2020

Photo of the Day for June 24, 2020

Portraits of Polesia, Tsjerablichy 2019. Daniila Naskjevich was accompanying me to the center of the village when these ladies insisted he join them for a portrait on the bench. Партрэты Палесься, Цераблічы 2019 г. Спадар Данііла мяне суправаджаў да цэнтру вёскі, калі спадарыні настойвалі, каб ён далучыўся да іх для гуртавага партрэту на лаўцы.  … Continue reading Photo of the Day for June 24, 2020