Photos of the Day for September 1, 2015

Photo expedition through the area around S’vir (V/V):  old granary, Kryvanosy (“Crooked Noses”) 2015.  As an integral part of collectivization and the destruction of independent farming, the Soviet authorities burned down most private granaries.  It is thus very rare to find an intact old wooden granary (the roof is a regrettable modern detail) such as… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 1, 2015

Photos of the Day for August 31, 2015

Photo expedition through the area around S’vir (IV/V):  along the river Tushanka 2015. Фотавандроўка па Сьвіршчыне (IV/V):  уздоўж ракі Тушанка 2015 г.

Photos of the Day for August 30, 2015

Photo expedition through the area around S’vir (III/V):  Orthodox Christian cemetery, S’vir 2015. Фотавандроўка па Сьвіршчыне (III/V):  праваслаўныя могілкі, Сьвір 2015 г.

Photos of the Day for August 29, 2015

Photo expedition through the area around S’vir (II/V):  Roman Catholic monuments of Kanstantsinava 2015. Фотавандроўка па Сьвіршчыне (II/V):  рыма-каталіцкая спадчына ў в. Канстанцінава 2015 г. Roman Catholic church of the Assumption (1826, 1897).  Касьцёл Унебаўзяцьця Найсьвяцейшай Панны Марыі (1826, 1897). Details of 19-th century former parish house.  Былая плябанія (19-а ст.). Gate, old Roman Catholic… Continue reading Photos of the Day for August 29, 2015

Photos of the Day for August 28, 2015

Photo expedition through the area around S’vir (I/V):  marshlands near Shvakhty 2015. Фотавандроўка па Сьвіршчыне (I/V):  балота ля в. Швахты 2015 г.

Photos of the Day for August 23, 2015

Feast of the Sacred Heart, Roman Catholic church of the Sacred Heart, Il’lja 2015.  Сьвята Найсьвяцейшага Сэрца Езуса, касьцёл Найсьвяцейшага Сэрца Езуса, Ільля 2015 г. Parishioners:  Bartashevich family.   The Bartashevichs’ elder daughter sings and their elder son is a reader during the Mass.  Парафіяне:  сям’я Барташэвічаў.