Tag: Minsk

Photo of the Day for April 8, 2023: Holy Saturday / Вялікая субота

After the blessing of Easter baskets on Holy Saturday, Roman Catholic parish of Christ the Savior, Mjensk 2009. Пасьля асьвячэньня велікодных страў у Вялікую суботу, рыма-каталіцкая парафія Хрыста Збаўцы, Менск 2009 г.  

Photos of the Day for May 12, 2020

In search of a human scale:  Mjensk 2019. У шуканьні чалавечага вымярэньня: Менск 2019 г.   One can still find country-like yards and gardens in some Mjensk neighborhoods of private houses (what Belarusians call “private sectors”)… У менскіх прыватных сектарах яшчэ можна патрапіць на куты, падобныя на казачныя вясковыя сады…         …but… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 12, 2020

Photos of the Day for May 10, 2020

For Mjensk a rare and meritorious example of architectural conservation and restoration:  the constructivist-style Kitchen Factory (Fabryka-kukhnja, 1930-36).  Mjensk 2020. Since the Soviet re-occupation of Mjensk in mid-1944, the city has witnessed the continual destruction of its architectural patrimony and historic urban fabric.  The recently-completed project to conserve and restore the Kitchen Factory in the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 10, 2020

Photo of the Day for August 5, 2018

Belarus in Faces:  dress designer with her husband and three children, monthly fashion fair, Mjensk 2018. Беларусь у тварах: мадэльерка адзеньня з мужам і сваімі трыма дзецьмі, месячны модны маркет, Менск 2018 г.