Survey of the architectural patrimony of the Maladzjechna area 2015 (VII/VIII): Tatarshchyna. Reflecting the settlement of Tatar warrior groups at the invitation of grand dukes of Lithuania from the 14th to 16th centuries, there is a score of villages in Belarus whose name refers directly to the Tatars. Five of the villages are called Tatarshchyna,… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 22, 2016