Photos of the Day for July 5, 2018

Photographic survey of Karelichy District (part 1):  Zapol’lje, Karelichy, Hornaja Ruta/Dol’naja Ruta, Zabalots’tsje, Rutkavichy, Navasjolki, Ljubanichy, Astashyn, Luki. This is the first of several series of photos from explorations of Karelichy District, whose district seat lies about 60 miles/100 kilometers southwest of Mjensk.  Фотавандроўка па Карэліцкім раёне (частка I): Запольле, Карэлічы, Горная Рута/Дольная Рута, Забалоцьце,… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 5, 2018

Photos of the Day for March 13, 2018

January 2018 photo expedition through Vaukavysk, Bjerastavitsa and Horadnja (Grodno) Districts with photographer/local historian Uladzislau Mihdaljonak (https://vissek.by/):  Vjarejki, Hol’ni, Indura, Prakapovichy, Lutskauljany, Vaukavysk. Фотавандроўка ў студзені 2018 г. з фатографам-краязнаўцам Уладзіславам Мігдалёнкам (https://vissek.by/) па Ваўкавіцкім, Бераставіцкім ды Гарадзенскім раёнах: Вярэйкі, Гольні, Індура, Пракаповічы, Луцкаўляны, Ваўкавыск.   VII/VII:  Vaukavysk. VII/VII: Ваўкавыск.     Lisaja Hara. Лісая… Continue reading Photos of the Day for March 13, 2018

Photos of the Day for November 26, 2017

Architectural patrimony of Belarus:  houses of the inter-war period, Vaukavysk 2017. Belarus suffered significant loss of its architectural patrimony under Soviet rule and has continued to lose its patrimony under Soviet ways of thinking since 1991.  It si thus always a pleasure to find surviving examples of pre-World War II vernacular styles.   Here is a… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 26, 2017

Photos of the Day for December 23, 2016

Survey of the architectural patrimony of the Maladzjechna area 2015 (VIII/VIII):  Krasnaje. Roughly half-way between Mjensk and Maladzjechna, Krasnaje is well known for its neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church.  On this trip, two other buildings caught my eye. Экспедыцыя па архітэктурнай спадчыне Маладзечаншчыны 2015 г. (VIII/VIII): Краснае. Заўсёды прыемна бачыць касьцёл Унебаўзяцьця Найсьвяцейшай Панны Марыі ў… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 23, 2016

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