April 2017 photo expedition to Vjaljejka, Mjadzjel and Pastavy Districts with Anton Astapovich, chairman of the Belarusian Association for the Preservation of Historic and Cultural Monuments (БДТАПГК) and regional historian and conservationist Andrej Matsur. Part III/IV: along the trace of the Eastern Front in Pastavy District (Jareva, Sviljeli, Norkavichy, Dvarchany). Фотавандроўка ў красавіку 2017 г.… Continue reading Photo of the Day for April 27, 2018
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Photos of the Day for February 25, 2018
Photo expedition in January 2018 to western Braslau District with Anton Astapovich, chairman of the Belarusian Association for the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Monuments (БДТАПГК): Kazjany, Vidzy, Vidzy-Lauchynskija, Vajnjuny, Ashkarahi, Staradvoryshcha, Sipavichy, Bohina, Uhora, Daljokija, Opsa, Bjal’monty (Akhremautsy), Pahoshcha, Miljuntsy (Pjelikany), Drys’vjaty. Фотаэкспедыцыя ў студзені 2018 г. па заходняй частцы Браслаўскага раёна з Антонам… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 25, 2018
Photos of the Day for October 30, 2016
Autumn roads of Belarus: Ordzjevichy (Ardzjevichy) 2015. Does the toponym Ordzjevichy (Ardzjevichy) suggest a Tatar origin (from the Tatar/Turkic word ordu, meaning army, i.e., referring to Tatar soldiers invited by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to guard its eastern flanks)? Like so many other villages in northern Belarus, Ardzjevichy has lost most of its population… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 30, 2016