Photo survey of the heritage of Mahiljou and Homjel’ Regions 2017. Фотавандроўка па спадчыне Магілёўскай і Гомельскай абласьцей 2017 г. Late-19th/early-20th century (?) house, Paharelaje (Hlusk District). This substantial house (a former manor house?) appears to pre-date the 1919 Soviet occupation of the eastern Belarusian lands. Given the destruction of Belarusian patrimony in Mahiljou… Continue reading Photo of the Day for August 24, 2022
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Photos of the Day for January 8, 2017
Disappearing patrimony. Tsjerablichy 2010-2016. Several factors have put steadily increasing pressure on Belarus’ once rich patrimony of traditional village and farm architecture. Villages continue to lose younger generations to cities and families give up their cows, thus lessening the need for large barns. Crafts associated with traditional architecture (thatching, carpentry, stove-building) have disappeared as fashions… Continue reading Photos of the Day for January 8, 2017