Photos of the Day for September 25, 2021

Photo survey of the patrimony of Zhabinka and Kobryn Districts 2013, part 2:  Kobryn District (Kobryn, Khabovichy, Dyvin (Dzivin), Ljelikava, Pavits’tsje, Hirsk, Baloty) Фотавандроўка па Жабінкаўскім і Кобрынскім раёнах 2013 г., частка 2: Кобрынскі раён (Кобрын, Хабовічы, Дывін (Дзівін), Лелікава, Павіцьце, Гірск, Балоты)     Lost patrimony:  Churches of Belarus (part CDLVI):  Orthodox church of… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 25, 2021

Lost Heritage / Страчаная спадчына

Today, March 11, the leading on-line Belarusian newspaper Nasha Niva reported the destruction by fire of the beautiful 18th century wooden church of St. Dz’mitry in Ljelikava (Лелікава) in the southwestern region of Belarusian Polesia (Pripet Marshes): https://nn.by/?c=ar&i=226721.    The church was a classic example of the Polesian style of wooden church architecture: dignified, plain-spoken,… Continue reading Lost Heritage / Страчаная спадчына