January 2020 photo expedition along the World War I Eastern Front: Pinsk, Parechcha, Al’shanka, Tsjeljakhany, S’vjataja Volja. Фотавандроўка ў студзені 2020 г. па лініі фронту Першай сусьветнай вайны: Пінск, Парэчча, Альшанка, Целяханы, Сьвятая Воля. Right-hand clef, Al’shanka (Pinsk District). Скрыпічны ключ, Альшанка (Пінскі раён).
Tag: Pripet Marshes
Photo of the Day for March 25, 2020
January 2020 photo expedition along the World War I Eastern Front: Pinsk, Parechcha, Al’shanka, Tsjeljakhany, S’vjataja Volja. Фотавандроўка ў студзені 2020 г. па лініі фронту Першай сусьветнай вайны: Пінск, Парэчча, Альшанка, Целяханы, Сьвятая Воля. Tunnel of trees, Parechcha-Al’shanka road. Given the authorities’ country-wide mania for cutting down trees, it is now difficult to find… Continue reading Photo of the Day for March 25, 2020
Photos of the Day for March 21, 2020
January 2020 photo expedition along the World War I Eastern Front: Pinsk, Parechcha, Al’shanka, Tsjeljakhany, S’vjataja Volja. Фотавандроўка ў студзені 2020 г. па лініі фронту Першай сусьветнай вайны: Пінск, Парэчча, Альшанка, Целяханы, Сьвятая Воля. One of the seats of the noble Skirmunt family, Parechcha in Pinsk District was the site of the Skirmunts’ woolen… Continue reading Photos of the Day for March 21, 2020
Photo of the Day for March 19, 2020
Polesian oak tree, near Tsjerablichy’s new cemetery 2020. Палескі дуб ля новых могілкак, Цераблічы 2020 г.
Photo of the Day for March 18, 2020
Grannies. Tsjerablichy 2020. Бабулі. Цераблічы 2020 г.
Photo of the Day for March 16, 2020
Traditional sacred corner (pokuts’) in a house, Tsjerablichy 2020. Homes in Belarus and elsewhere in the region customarily have an icon, framed by an embroidered runner, in a corner (“red corner”) of the main room. Beneath the icon many homeowners place a table on which they traditionally place consecrated candles or small books. It was… Continue reading Photo of the Day for March 16, 2020
Photo of the Day for March 15, 2020
Portraits of Polesia: Tsjerablichy 2019. Партрэты Палесься: Цераблічы 2019 г.
Photos of the Day for March 14, 2020
Autumn morning in Polesia (Pripet Marshes). Tsjerablichy 2019. Восеньская раніца на Палесьсі. Цераблічы 2019 г.
Photo of the Day for March 13, 2020
Autumn morning in Polesia (Pripet Marshes). Tsjerablichy 2019. Восеньская раніца на Палесьсі. Цераблічы 2019 г.
Photos of the Day for March 12, 2020
Family farming in Polesia (Pripet Marshes). Tsjerablichy 2019. A reporter for one of Belarus’ rural-oriented newspapers once condescendingly asked me, “What do you think of our peasants?” I responded that I think of Belarusian villagers as family farmers rather than “peasants”. Recalling that exchange, I would ask here why anyone accepts collectives (kalkhozy) as a… Continue reading Photos of the Day for March 12, 2020