Il’lja 2015. Ільля 2015 г. Memorial stone commemorating the founding of Il’lja in 1473 and memorial plaque commemorating the spot where the Orthodox church of St. Joseph was erected during the Second Polish Republic in 1938 and destroyed by the Soviet authorities in the 1950s. Помнік заснаваньню Ільлі ў 1473 г. ды дошка… Continue reading Photos of the Day for July 7, 2021
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Photos of the Day for December 4, 2019
Photo excursion in Maladzjechna District 2019 (III/VIII). Фотавандроўка па Маладзечанскім раёне 2019 г. (III/VIII). Haradok/Гарадок. Haradok stands out among Belarusian villages/small towns as a place with an active group of local historians — as reflected in this informative board on the town’s history (notable for its unusually concise and objective account in Belarusian and… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 4, 2019
Photos of the Day for December 3, 2019
Photo excursion in Maladzjechna District 2019 (II/VIII). Фотавандроўка па Маладзечанскім раёне 2019 г. (II/VIII). Churches of Belarus (parts CCCXXIX and CCCXXX): Roman Catholic church of St. Casimir and Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity, Haradok 2019. Касьцёлы й цэрквы Беларусі (часткі CCCXXIX і CCCXXX): касьцёл Сьв. Казіміра й царква Сьв. Тройцы, Гарадок 2019 г.… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 3, 2019
Photo of the Day for March 26, 2018
Waiting for the bus, Il’lja 2013. It it always a pleasure to stop in Il’lja on the way to or from northern and northwestern districts of Belarus. About 45 miles northwest of Mjensk, Il’lja is a pleasant town of 1450 people. The Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant churches all merit a visit. See also photos of… Continue reading Photo of the Day for March 26, 2018
Photos of the Day for March 12, 2018
January 2018 photo expedition through Vaukavysk, Bjerastavitsa and Horadnja (Grodno) Districts with photographer/local historian Uladzislau Mihdaljonak (https://vissek.by/): Vjarejki, Hol’ni, Indura, Prakapovichy, Lutskauljany, Vaukavysk. Фотавандроўка ў студзені 2018 г. з фатографам-краязнаўцам Уладзіславам Мігдалёнкам (https://vissek.by/) па Ваўкавіцкім, Бераставіцкім ды Гарадзенскім раёнах: Вярэйкі, Гольні, Індура, Пракаповічы, Луцкаўляны, Ваўкавыск. VI/VII: Prakapovichy. VI/VII: Пракаповічы. Main Street.… Continue reading Photos of the Day for March 12, 2018