Journey to the Braslau lake district. Падарожжа на Браслаўшчыну. Churches of Belarus (part CLXXVIII): Old Believers’ church of the Dormition (1905), Varonka. Old Believers split from the Moscow Patriarchate after 1666 in reaction against liturgical reforms. Persecuted as schismatics by the Moscow Patriarchate, Old Believers migrated either to remote areas of Siberia or to… Continue reading Photos of the Day for August 30, 2016
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Photo of the Day for January 1, 2015
With best wishes for the New Year. З найлепшымі пажаданьнямі здароўя й шчасьця ў новым годзе. З найкращими побажаннями здоров’я і щастя всім українцям у новому році. In honor of the feast of Mary, Mother of God. З нагоды сьвята Сьвятой Багародзіцы Марыі. Roadside Marian shrine, Zabrez’zje 2014. Прыдарожная капліца, Забрэзьзе… Continue reading Photo of the Day for January 1, 2015
Photos of the Day for April 10, 2014
From a mid-January photo survey of the patrimony of north-eastern Valozhyn District. З вандроўкі па спадчыне паўночна-усходняй Валожыншчыны. Churches of Belarus (part LXIII): Orthodox church of the Annunciation (1867), Zabrez’zje, January 2014. This church, nestled in a grove of trees, is another example of the so-called Muravjouki (Муравёўкі). These churches were built by the Moscow… Continue reading Photos of the Day for April 10, 2014
Photo of the Day for April 9, 2014
From a mid-January photo survey of the patrimony of north-eastern Valozhyn District. З вандроўкі па спадчыне паўночна-усходняй Валожыншчыны. View toward the Orthodox church of the Ascension, Jarshevichy, January 2014. Выгляд на царкву Ўшэсьця Гасподняга, Яршэвічы, студзень 2014 г.