Chashniki is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus, famous for the Battle of Czasniki that took place during the French Invasion of Russia . Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
3. Saint Sophia CathedralPolotsk The Cathedral of Holy Wisdom in Polotsk was built by Prince Vseslav Briacheslavich between 1044 and 1066. It stands at the confluence of the Polota and Western Dvina Rivers on the eastern side of the city and is probably the oldest church in Belarus. The cathedral is, like the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev and Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod, named after the Holy Wisdom of God. After building his own cathedral, Vseslav, who was an izgoi prince, tried to seize the Kievan throne. Failing in that attempt, he raided the surrounding principalities; in 1067, he raided Novgorod the Great and looted the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom there, bringing a bell and other loot back to decorate his own Cathedral of Holy Wisdom. The cathedral is mentioned in The Tale of Igor's Campaign, where it says that V... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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BELARUS - лето 2018
Independent since 1991, Belarus is a post-Soviet country that lives at the edges of Europe. Often mistaken for Russia, alike in many ways yet different, here you can take a look at the Belarus that I know and that I cherish - communist buildings, orthodox churches, lots of forests, Marc Chagall and big-hearted families. PS: the country is now reachable visa-free for 30 days, arriving at Minsk airport and leaving from there too.
Some elements shown here: полет над Москвой (flying over Moscow). Минск, Площадь Победы и Парк Горкага (Minsk, Victory Square and Gorky Park). Витебск, Церковь Воскрешения Христова и Успенский собор (Vitebsk, Holy resurrection church and Uspenski cathedral). Чашники (Chashniki). Большое спасибо Кристине, Ивану, Арине и козе.