Braslau architectural patrimony 2016 (I/V). Braslau should be proud of its neglected but nevertheless outstanding example of a Polish-era “civil-servants’ quarter” (in Belarusian: калонія ўраднікаў; in Polish: kolonia urzędników), designed in the mid-1920s in the emerging functionalist style by renowned Polish architect Juliusz Kłos. The photos of the day for September 29, 2015 surveyed this… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 13, 2016
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Photo of the Day for September 12, 2016
Belarus in Faces (part CCVIII): archivists Mikhail and Alina, Braslau History and Area Studies Museum 2016. Беларусь у тварах (частка CCVIII): спадар Міхаіл і спадарыня Аліна, архіварыусы ў Гістарычна-краязнаўчым музэі, Браслаў 2016 г.
Juryj Khadyka (1938-2016) / Юрый Хадыка (1938-2016)
It is with great regret that we read the Belarusian newspaper “Nasha Niva” report of the death of Professor Juryj Khadiyka. Not only was Juryj Khadyka a renowned physicist, but also a Belarusian patriot and a leading expert on Belarusian Greek-Catholic art and iconography. In 2008 he was kind enough to give me a detailed… Continue reading Juryj Khadyka (1938-2016) / Юрый Хадыка (1938-2016)
Photos of the Day for September 11, 2016
Crafts fair, Braslau Museum of Traditional Culture 2016. Кірмаш рамёстваў, Браслаўскі музэй традыцыйнай культуры 2016 г. It was a great pleasure to meet museum curator Natasha again after several years and to see examples of her weaving. Вельмі прыемна было ўбачыцца зноў з куратаркай музэя спадарыняй Наташай і глядзець на узоры яе ткацтва. … Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 11, 2016
Photo of the Day for September 10, 2016
Braslau Lakes region 2016. Браслаўшчына 2016 г. In the woods near Majak lookout. Ля гары Маяк.
Photo of the Day for September 9, 2016
Braslau Lakes region 2016. Браслаўшчына 2016 г. Belarus in Faces (part CCVII): three of the grandchildren of farmers Miroslav and Valjantsina Karol’, Ljavoshki. Беларусь у тварах (частка CCVII): трое з унукаў і унучак Міраслава й Валянціны Кароляў, Лявошкі.
Photos of the Day for September 8, 2016
Braslau Lakes region: Ikazn’ 2016. Браслаўскія азёры: Іказнь 2016 г. Moose off the Slabodka-Ikazn’ road. It was such a surprise to see this young moose in an open field that I forgot to change to a telephoto lens. The moose, curious about the car, followed on a parallel track before cutting across the road… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 8, 2016
Photos of the Day for September 7, 2016
Braslau Lakes Region: Slabodka 2016. Браслаўскія азёры: Слабодка 2016 г. The gleaming spires of the Roman Catholic church of Divine Providence in Slabodka are visible for miles across the Braslau Lakes and from the countryside to the west and northwest. Churches of Belarus (part CLXXX): Roman Catholic church of Divine Providence (1903). Касьцёлы… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 7, 2016
Photos of the Day for September 6, 2016
Braslau Lakes Region: Villages on the Shores of Lakes Vojsa and Njedrava 2016. Браслаўскія азёры: вёскі на беразе азёраў Войса й Недрава 2016 г. Near Zarechcha. Ля в. Зарэчча. The offspring of the woman who owns this homestead in Kreunja return often to help her keep the house, the orchard and garden, and… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 6, 2016
Photos of the Day for September 5, 2016
Braslau and the Braslau Lakes region. Браслаўшчына. Old Believers’ cemetery near Kryvasjel’tsy 2016. Стараверскія могілкі ля вёскі Крывасельцы 2016 г.