Photo of the Day for March 25, 2023

In honor of Belarusian Freedom Day on the 105th anniversary of the proclamation of the Belarusian Popular Republic, March 25, 1918. З Днём волі!     Belarusian white-red-white national flag and flag with Pahonja (symbol of the Belarusian nation) 2021 Беларускі нацыянальны сьцяг і сьцяг з Пагоняй 2021  

Photo of the Day for March 25, 2022

In honor of the Belarusian nation’s annual March 25 celebration of Will to Freedom Day, a celebration not recognized by the current regime.  Belarus lives! З нагоды Дня волі.  Жыве Беларусь!     The Belarusian nation’s celebration on March 25 commemorates the proclamation of the Belarusian Popular Republic (BNR) on March 25, 1918.  Bolshevik occupiers… Continue reading Photo of the Day for March 25, 2022

“Spring Will Come” / “Прыйдзе вясна”

“Spring Will Come” is a poem from 1908 by the outstanding Belarusian symbolist poet Maksim Bahdanovich.  March 25 is the feast of the Annunciation in western churches and the date in 1918 when the Belarusian National Republic (BNR) was founded, only to be crushed by the Bolshevik occupation of January 1919.  Patriotic Belarusians celebrate March… Continue reading “Spring Will Come” / “Прыйдзе вясна”