Tag: traditional farming

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

Photos of the Day for September 4, 2019

Photo excursion to Smarhon’ and Ashmjany Districts 2019. Фотавандроўка па Смаргоньскім і Ашмянскім раёнах 2019 г.   Pjatro haying, Zas’tsjen’nje 2019. Спадар Пятро на сенакосе, Засьценьне 2019 г.    

Photo of the Day for June 22, 2018

Cycle of the year:  home with the first scythings.  Tsjerablichy 2018. It is becoming rarer to see the use of scythes in Belarus.   Кола года: дадому з першай закоскай.  Цераблічы 2018 г.    

Photo of the Day for June 18, 2018

Cycle of the year:  carrying a traditional wooden cultivator for spring planting.  Azdamichy 2018. Кола года.  Палеская вясна: традыцыйны маркер.  Аздамічы 2018 г.      

Photos of the Day for November 28, 2017

Photo expedition through Vaukavysk, Bjerastavitsa and Masty Districts (II/VII):  Shnipava, Chyrvony Hrud, Vjarejki, Mots’kautsy, Bjerastavitsa Vjalikaja, Zlobaushchyna, Bjalavichy, Strubnitsa. Фотавандроўка з фатографам-краязнаўцам Уладзіславам Мігдалёнкам па Ваўкавыскім, Бераставіцкім і Мастоўскім раёнах (II/VII):  Шніпава, Чырвоны Груд, Вярэйкі, Моцькаўцы, Бераставіца Вялікая, Злобаўшчына, Бялавічы, Струбніца.   First scything of the season, Shnipava 2017. Першая закоска, Шніпава 2017 г.  … Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 28, 2017