Family farming in Polesia (Pripet Marshes). Tsjerablichy 2019. A reporter for one of Belarus’ rural-oriented newspapers once condescendingly asked me, “What do you think of our peasants?” I responded that I think of Belarusian villagers as family farmers rather than “peasants”. Recalling that exchange, I would ask here why anyone accepts collectives (kalkhozy) as a… Continue reading Photos of the Day for March 12, 2020
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Photo of the Day for May 31, 2019
Eastertide portraits of Polesia: newly-planted potato patch, Tsjerablichy 2019. The slow but steady spread of small-scale mechanized farm machinery produces new patterns at planting season. Веоікодныя партрэты Палесься: нядаўна пасаджаная бульба ў агародзе, Цераблічы 2019 г.
Photos of the Day for September 29, 2017
Potato harvest from the family allotment, Tsjerablichy 2017. First cultivated in the Belarusian lands in the mid-18th century, the potato is now one of the most important elements in the Belarusian diet. Families anxiously await the harvest, the quantity and quality of which to a huge degree will determine both how well a homestead makes… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 29, 2017