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Women of Polesia (part  XXXVIII).  Паляшучкі (частка  XXXVIII). Now bypassed by the main road from Stolin to Pinsk, the central Pripet village of Radchytsk maintains the quiet dignity it inherited from the branch of the great Skirmunt family which owned the village in the first half of the 19th century. Attracted by Radchytsk’s stately, domed… Continue reading Photo of the Day for February 5, 2013

Polesia in Winter (part XIX).  Палесьсе ўзімку (частка ХІХ). Tsjerablichy 2012.  Цераблічы 2012 год.

Churches of Belarus (part XXIV).  Цэрквы Беларусі (частка XXIV). Orthodox church of the Dormition, Al’pjen’ 2013.  Царква Ўсьпеньня Прасьвятой Багародзіцы, Альпень 2013 год.  

To commemorate the feast of Candlemas.  З нагоды Ахвяраваньня Пана. Red Church (Church of St. Simon and St. Helena), Mjensk 2007.  Чырвоны касьцёл (Сьв. Сымона й Сьв. Алены), Менск 2007 год.

To commemorate the beginning of the Uprising of 1863-1864 in the Belarusian Lands.  З нагоды пачатку Паўстаньня 1863-1864 гадоў на беларускіх зямлях. The Uprising of 1863-1864 involved insurgents from across the lands of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth against the Russian Empire, which, together with Prussia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, by 1795 had completed the partition and… Continue reading Photo of the Day for February 1, 2013

Polesia in Winter (part XVIII).  Палесьсе ўзімку (частка XVIII). Horse-drawn carts remain vital to the smallholder economy of Central Polesia.  In Rubjel’ the ceaseless horse-cart traffic throughout the seasons reflects the dynamism of a village renowned for the high quality of both its agricultural produce and the Orthodox priests it has furnished to parishes throughout… Continue reading Photo of the Day for January 31, 2013

Polesia in Winter (part XVII).  Палесьсе ўзімку (частка XVII). Vjalikaje Maljeshava 2012.  Вялікае Малешава 2012 год.

Polesia in Winter (part XVI).  Палесьсе ўзімку (частка XVI). Tsjerablichy 2012.  Цераблічы 2012 год.

Polesia in Winter (part XV).  Палесьсе ўзімку (частка XV). Vjalikaje Maljeshava 2012.  Вялікае Малешава 2012 год.

Churches of Belarus (part XXIII):  Orthodox church of the Protection of the Most Blessed Mother of God, Vjazyn’ 2007.  Цэрквы Беларусі (частка ХХІІІ):  царква Пакрова Прасьвятой Багародзіцы, Вязынь 2007 год. This Orthodox church was built on the foundations of a Roman Catholic church during the harsh re-imposition of Russian imperial rule and Russian Orthodoxy after… Continue reading Photo of the Day for January 27, 2013