Wandering the back roads 2017: return to Jabravichy (Smarhon’ District) II/VIII. Belarus is not immune to the worldwide trend of depopulation of villages and rural areas. However, the Belarusian regime’s insistence on retaining collective (state-owned) farming and refusal to return to private ownership of farmland has sharply added to the decay and degradation of rural… Continue reading Photo of the Day for June 27, 2021
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Photos of the Day for June 5, 2017
Tsjerablichy-Machul’ Road. Дарога Цераблічы-Мачуль. The cobblestone road between Tsjerablichy- and Machul’ was laid down in 1988, using stone from Volhynia (Ukraine) which villagers from Tsjerablichy broke up and laid themselves. The rougher texture of the surface differed from the more closely-fitted surfaces of Polish-era cobblestone roads… Tsjerablichy-Machul’ road in 2007. Дарога у 2007 г.… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 5, 2017