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Belarus in Winter:  Paruchyn (VII/VII) 2016.  View toward the north. Беларусь узімку:  Паручын (VII/VII) 2016 г.  Від на поўнач.

Belarus in Winter: Paruchyn (VI/VII) 2016.  Беларусь узімку:  Паручын (VI/VII) 2016 г. View along main street.  Галоўная вуліца вёскі.   Decorative window lintels (lishtvy – ліштвы).  Ліштвы.   It is always regrettable to see decayed and collapsing houses, especially, as in this case, when the builder took extra care with the decorative elements (note the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 14, 2016

Belarus in Winter: Paruchyn (V/VII) 2016.  Беларусь узімку:  Паручын (V/VII) 2016 г. Woods by the River Servach.  Лес ля ракі Сэрвач. The main part of Paruchyn from the bottom-lands of the River Servach.  Паручын праз балотца ля ракі Сэрвач.

Belarus in Winter: Paruchyn (IV/VII) 2016.  Беларусь узімку:  Паручын (IV/VII) 2016 г. Churches of Belarus (part CXXXIII):  Orthodox church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God (1783). The church,  splendidly placed on a hill at the eastern edge of the village, was built apparently at the initiative of a Roman Catholic priest, and… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 12, 2016

Belarus in Winter: Paruchyn (III/VII) 2016.  Беларусь узімку:  Паручын (III/VII) 2016 г.

Belarus in Winter: Paruchyn (II/VII) 2016.  Беларусь узімку:  Паручын (II/VII) 2016 г. Crosses of Belarus (part XL).  Народныя крыжы Беларусі (частка XL).

Belarus in Winter: Paruchyn (I/VII) 2016.  Беларусь узімку:  Паручын (I/VII) 2016 г. The old village of Paruchyn is tucked into the northern edge of Baranavichy District in western Belarus.  Never larger than 350 people, the village is now down to about 40 inhabitants.  However, it is one of those Belarusian places which enchant the wanderer… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 9, 2016

Belarus in winter:  feast of the Circumcision of Christ (January 14), Pachapava 2016.  Беларусь узімку:  сьвята Абрэзаньня Гасподняга (14 студзеня), Пачапава 2016 г. Churches of Belarus (part CXXXII):  Orthodox church of the intercession of the Holy Mother of God (1867, ruined by Soviet partisans, restoration completed 2004 — see photos of the day for January… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 8, 2016

Belarus in winter:  on the road to Pachapava 2016.  Беларусь узімку:  па дарозе на Пачапава 2016 г.