Photos of the Day for May 21, 2020

Patrimony of Ivatsevichy District (2012):  Bytsjen’, Ljubishchytsy, Kosava, Bjaljavichy, Marachoushchyna, Busjazh Спадчына Івацэвіцкага раёна (2012 г.): Быцень, Любішчыцы, Косава, Бялявічы, Марачоўшчына, Бусяж   Ljubishchytsy. Любішчыцы.   Polish-era school (1939). A classic example of wooden schools built during the interwar period in Belarusian lands incorporated into the Second Polish Republic.  See also photos of the day… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 21, 2020

Photos of the Day for February 19, 2017

Polesia on Old-New Year’s Eve:  Davyd-Haradok (I/VI) 2017. У чаканьні палескага шчадрэца:  Давыд-Гарадок (I/VI) 2017 г.     Soviet-era cinema, now partially occupied by clothing stores. Кінатэатр савецкіх часоў.     Line of solid wooden houses along the main east-west street (still named Soviet Street), which remains paved with Polish-era cobblestones. Тыповыя гарадчанскія драўляныя хаты… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 19, 2017

Photos of the Day for October 26, 2016

Mahiljou 2016 (I/IV). Despite destruction of major architectural monuments by the late Russian imperial and Soviet regimes, Mahiljou retains a worthy architectural patrimony.  A short, late-August visit in search of hand-embroidered fabrics provided the opportunity for a photo survey of buildings on the middle stretch of Vjalikaja Sadovaja (Vjetranaja) Street, currently known as Leninskaja (see… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 26, 2016