Tag: Belarusian nation

Centenary of the Slutsk Anti-Bolshevik Uprising / Слуцкае паўстаньне

To commemorate the November 21, 1920 declaration of the Slutsk Council for the defense of Belarusian independence and resistance against the repressive regime of the Bolshevik occupiers. Although the Bolsheviks put down the revolt after a month of fighting, the Slutsk Uprising remains a milestone on the road to the frebirth of the Belarusian nation.… Continue reading Centenary of the Slutsk Anti-Bolshevik Uprising / Слуцкае паўстаньне

Photo of the Day for November 9, 2020

Photo survey of the patrimony of Baranavichy and Ljakhavichy Districts:  Kroshyn, Litva. Фотавандроўка па спадчыне Баранавіцкага й Ляхавіцкага раёнах: Крошын, Літва.     “Life is short, the homeland is eternal.” „Жыцьцё кароткае, радзіма вечная.“  

Не разьбiць, не спынiць, не стрымаць!

The title of this post is a line from the national — if temporarily unofficial — hymn of the Belarusian nation Pahonja (Пагоня — “the knight in pursuit” —  the Belarusian national, if again temporarily unofficial, coat of arms), whose words incorporate a 1916 poem of the great Belarusian poet Maksim Bahdanovich: “will not be… Continue reading Не разьбiць, не спынiць, не стрымаць!

Photo of the Day for March 25, 2018

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the March 25, 1918 declaration of the Belarusian Popular Republic (BNR – БНР). Шаноўныя сябры: віншую з стогадовым юбілеем абвяшчэньня Беларускай Народнай Рэспублікі.     Belarusian national flag (different from the current state flag).  Budslau 2006. Беларускі нацыянальны сьцяг.  Будслаў 2006 г.