Photo of the Day for October 27, 2018

Autumn colors along the old road to Vilnius. Churches of Belarus (part CCLXXXII):  Orthodox church of the Intercession, Haradz’ki 2018. See also photo of the day for April 14, 2014.   Восеньскія колеры ўздоўж старога шляху на Вільню. Цэрквы Беларусі (частка CCLXXXII): царква Покрыва Првасьвятой Багародзіцы, Гародзькі 2018 г. Гль таксама фотаздымак дня 14 красавіка… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 27, 2018

Photos of the Day for March 21, 2017

Photo expedition to Vaukavysk and Masty Districts (Jatvjez’, Kalantai, River Ros’, Lichytsy, Krasnasjel’ski, Ros’, Lunna, Voupa) with Vaukavysk master photographer and local historian Uladzislau Mihdaljonak (Уладзіслаў Мігдалёнак/Владислав Мигдалёнок), January 2017. Фотаэкспедыцыя па Ваўкавыскым і Мастоўскім раёнах (Ятвезь, Калантаі, рака Рось, Лічыцы, Краснасельскі, Рось, Лунна, Воўпа) з выдатным фатографам і краязнаўцам Уладзіславам Мігдалёнкам, студзень 2017 г.… Continue reading Photos of the Day for March 21, 2017

Photos of the Day for December 13, 2016

Architectural patrimony of Shchuchyn and Harodnja Districts 2016 (III/V):  photo expedition with Anton Astapovich, chairman of the Belarusian Association for the Conservation of Historical and Cultural Monuments (ГА БДТАПГК). Спадчына Шчучынскага й Гарадзенскага раёнаў 2016 г. (III/V):  фотаэкспедыцыя з Антонам Астаповічам, старшынёй Беларускага дабраахвотнага таварыства аховы помнікаў гісторыі й культуры (ГА БДТАПГК).   Churches of… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 13, 2016

Photos of the Day for October 25, 2016

Architectural patrimony of Pinsk 2016.  It is always a pleasure to visit Pinsk.  Below are more examples of the wide variety of styles which one may still find in the city despite decades of depredation.  See also photos of the day for July 21, 2016 and April 24, 2016. Некалькі ўзораў з  архітэктурнай спадчыны Пінску… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 25, 2016

Photos of the Day for October 4, 2016

Polesian roads:  from the Sporava Marsh Preserve to Pinsk 2016, part II/V:  Bjezdzjezh. The Polesian village of Bjezdzjezh in Drahichyn District of western Belarus is known for its Easter-day fair on the village square, where the 1784 wooden Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity stands.  Bjezdzjezh is also well-known for its tradition of hand-embroidered aprons… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 4, 2016

Photos of the Day for September 13, 2016

Braslau architectural patrimony 2016 (I/V).  Braslau should be proud of its neglected but nevertheless outstanding example of a Polish-era “civil-servants’ quarter” (in Belarusian:  калонія ўраднікаў; in Polish:  kolonia urzędników), designed in the mid-1920s in the emerging functionalist style by renowned Polish architect Juliusz Kłos. The photos of the day for September 29, 2015 surveyed this… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 13, 2016