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From a mid-January photo survey of the patrimony of north-eastern Valozhyn District.  З вандроўкі па спадчыне паўночна-усходняй Валожыншчыны. Although only a few miles from the busy Mjensk-Vilnius highway, the tranquil village of Losk (population about 400) is now well off the beaten path.  Yet from the late 15th century until the partitions of Poland at… Continue reading Photo of the Day for April 14, 2014

Mother of God of the Unwilting Flower, 19th-century folk ikon from the Cherkassy Region of Central Ukraine (from a private collection). Багародзіца нявянучай кветкі, украінскі народны абраз з Чэркашчыны, 19-а ст (з прыватнай калекцыі). Богородиця Нев’янучий квіт, Черкащина, 19-ого ст (з приватної колекції).      

From a mid-January photo survey of the patrimony of north-eastern Valozhyn District.  З вандроўкі па спадчыне паўночна-усходняй Валожыншчыны. Churches of Belarus (part LXVI):  Roman Catholic church of the Sacred Heart (1924 or 1930), Losk, January 2014.  Losk’s parish was founded in 1480.  The Soviet authorities closed the existing church in 1959 and turned the building… Continue reading Photos of the Day for April 13, 2014

From a mid-January photo survey of the patrimony of north-eastern Valozhyn District.  З вандроўкі па спадчыне паўночна-усходняй Валожыншчыны. Churches of Belarus (part LXV):  Orthodox church of the Protection of the Holy Mother of God (1866), Harodz’ki, January 2014.  This is another example of the so-called Muravjouki (Муравёўкі).  These churches were built by the Moscow Patriarchate… Continue reading Photo of the Day for April 12, 2014

From a mid-January photo survey of the patrimony of north-eastern Valozhyn District.  З вандроўкі па спадчыне паўночна-усходняй Валожыншчыны. Ice-fishing on the Western Bjarezina River (Zakhodnaja Bjarezina – Заходная Бярэзіна).  Belarusians cherish the opportunity to fish, as much to enjoy the freedom to be themselves with their own thoughts as to haul in a fish. Рыбалка… Continue reading Photo of the Day for April 11, 2014

From a mid-January photo survey of the patrimony of north-eastern Valozhyn District.  З вандроўкі па спадчыне паўночна-усходняй Валожыншчыны. Along the Valozhyn-Ashmjany Highway, January 2014.  Most of Belarus is flat (the country’s highest point is only about 1120 feet above sea level).  However, one occasionally comes upon landscapes reminiscent of the Alpine foothills. Уздоўж дарогі Валожын-Ашмяны,… Continue reading Photo of the Day for April 8, 2014

Granny Tonja, Latyhal’, January 2014.  Granny Tonja watched me photographing the church of St. Michael across the street.  We chatted about the parish and the upcoming feast of the Presentation in the Temple (February 15, equivalent to February 2 in the Orthodox Julian calendar). There are several villages named Latyhal’ scattered through the northern half… Continue reading Photo of the Day for April 7, 2014

Patrimony of Vjaljejka District.  Спадчына Вялейскага раёну. Photos from a mid-January photographic survey of cultural and architectural monuments in eastern Vjaljejka District.  Фотаздымкі з вандроўкі па архітэктурнай і культурнай спадчыны ўзходняга Вялейскага раёну. Churches of Belarus (part LXII):  Orthodox church of St. Michael (1771), Latyhal’, January 2014.  A graceful example of Belarusian Greek-Catholic wooden church… Continue reading Photo of the Day for April 6, 2014