Photo of the Day for December 12, 2011: Belarus in Faces XX / Беларусь у тварах ХХ

Belarus in Faces (part XX).  Беларусь у тварах (частка ХХ). Nina Shydlouskaja, Chairman of the Board, World Association of Belarusians “Bats’kaushchyna” (Бацькаўшчына).  Bats’kaushchyna also runs the cultural enterprise “Budz’ma Belarusami!” (Будзьма беларусамі!), which coordinates lectures on Belarusian culture and history, historical-cultural excursions, concerts, and poetry readings throughout Belarus.  See also http://zbsb.org/index.php Ніна Шыдлоўская, старшыня Рады,… Continue reading Photo of the Day for December 12, 2011: Belarus in Faces XX / Беларусь у тварах ХХ

Photo of the Day for December 9, 2011: In Honor of Maksim Bahdanovich / Паклон М. Багдановічу

In honor of the 120th anniversary of the birth of the great early-20th-century Belarusian poet Maksim Bahdanovich (December 9, 1891 – May 25, 1917). In one laconic, stunning verse, Maksim Bahdanovich’s poem Летапісец (Ljetapisjets – The Chronicler) ennobles those writers who undertake the lonely, painstaking effort to recover and honor the nation’s language and memory:… Continue reading Photo of the Day for December 9, 2011: In Honor of Maksim Bahdanovich / Паклон М. Багдановічу

Photo of the Day for December 8, 2011

To commemorate the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  З нагоды Беззаганнага Зачацьця Найсьвяцейшай Панны Марыі. Hnjezna 2011.  Гнезна 2011 год.