Photos of the Day for May 10, 2020

For Mjensk a rare and meritorious example of architectural conservation and restoration:  the constructivist-style Kitchen Factory (Fabryka-kukhnja, 1930-36).  Mjensk 2020. Since the Soviet re-occupation of Mjensk in mid-1944, the city has witnessed the continual destruction of its architectural patrimony and historic urban fabric.  The recently-completed project to conserve and restore the Kitchen Factory in the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 10, 2020

Photos of the Day for June 27, 2019

The first Mjensk:  hill-fort settlement in Haradzishcha (III/VI).  Haradzishcha (Mjensk District) 2019. Першы Менск: Гарадзішча (III/VI).  Гарадзішча (Менскі раён) 2019 г.     Local historians, conservationists, and citizen volunteers showing commendable initiative independent of the authorities:  Belarusian sculptor Ihar Zasimovich carves a boulder to mark the river Mjenka.