Photo expedition to Valozhyn District (Vjalikija Kryvichy, Rusaki, Tatary, Tatarskija, Aharodniki, Epimakhi) and Maladzjechna District (Dubrava), II/V. Фотавандроўка па Валожынскім (Вялікія Крывічы, Русакі, Татары, Татарскія, Агароднікі, Эпімахі) і Маладзечанскім (Дубрава) раёнах, II/V.
As a toponym, Vjalikija Kryvichy suggests that the place was settled very early: the Kryvichy were one of the first Slavic tribes to settle the lands in which the Belarusian nation later emerged. Like so many other villages in Belarus, Vjalikija Kryvichy has seen a long-term, massive migration to the cities. However, city dwellers have renovated many of the houses as weekend retreats.
Churches of Belarus (part CXXIII): Orthodox church of St. Alexander Nevski (1864). The church is one of many so-called “Muravjouki”. These churches were built to standard plans by the Russian Orthodox church as an integral part of the harsh re-imposition of Russian imperial authority in the Belarusian lands after the defeat of the 1863-64 uprising. The church and gate in Vjalikija Kryvichy are fine examples of gallette stonework.
Цэрквы Беларусі (частка СХХІІІ): царква Сьвятога Аляксандра Неўскага (1864), тыповая Муравёўка, але з файнай разынкавай кладкай.
Some of the surnames on the graves of the Vjalikija Kryvichy cemetery are of interesting regional or historical note.
Варта правесьці час паміж помнікамі, адны з якіх несуць цікавыя прозвышчы.
