Photos of the Day for November 5, 2021

Photo survey of Polesia in western Homjel’ Region 2015: Ljel’chytsy District (Bujnavichy, Buda-Safijeuka), Kalinkavichy District (Juravichy, Hrada), and the city of Mazyr. Фотавандроўка па спадчыне Палесься на заходняй Гомельшчыне 2015 г.: Лельчыцкі раён (Буйнавічы, Буда-Сафіеўка), Калінкавіцкі раён (Юравічы, Града) і Мазыр.   Juravichy is renowned for its 18th-century Jesuit collegium and church (confiscated from the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 5, 2021

Photos of the Day for December 2, 2016

Sakuny Villages 2015 (III/VI):  Shchytkavichy, Ljauki, Drazhna. Like so many other Belarusian villages, Ljauki has seen its younger generations migrate to the cities.  Yet what the wanderer finds is not a sense of resignation among those who remain.  Rather, one is struck by how grounded, resilient and approachable Ljauki’s inhabitants are, and after so many… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 2, 2016