Photos of the Day for December 5, 2016

Sakuny Villages 2015 (VI/VI):  Shchytkavichy, Ljauki, Drazhna. Every village has its hidden, or in some cases repressed, history — stories which one would never be aware of when merely passing through.  In Drazhna’s case one such story is the April 14, 1943 murder of 25 civilians, mainly women and children, by a large group of… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 5, 2016

Photos of the Day for December 4, 2016

Sakuny Villages 2015 (V/VI):  Shchytkavichy, Ljauki, Drazhna. Sakuny homesteads traditionally consisted of a house perpendicular to the road and in some cases extended by sheds and, separated by a narrow lane, a parallel set of barns.  Вёскі сакуноў 2015 г. (V/VI):  Шчыткавічы, Ляўкі, Дражна. Двор сакуноў забудоўвалі толькі з двух бакоў.     Homesteads, the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 4, 2016

Photo of the Day for December 3, 2016

Sakuny Villages 2015 (IV/VI):  Shchytkavichy, Ljauki, Drazhna. Вёскі сакуноў 2015 г. (IV/VI):  Шчыткавічы, Ляўкі, Дражна.   Belarus in Faces (part CCXIV):  Leanid and Vjera. Беларусь у тварах (частка CCXIV):  спадар Леанід і спадарыня Вера.