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.
4. Marc Chagall HomeVitebsk Marc Zakharovich Chagall was a Russian-French artist of Belarusian Jewish origin. An early modernist, he was associated with several major artistic styles and created works in virtually every artistic format, including painting, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramic, tapestries and fine art prints. Art critic Robert Hughes referred to Chagall as the quintessential Jewish artist of the twentieth century . According to art historian Michael J. Lewis, Chagall was considered to be the last survivor of the first generation of European modernists. For decades, he had also been respected as the world's preeminent Jewish artist. Using the medium of stained glass, he produced windows for the cathedrals of Reims and Metz, windows for the UN and the Art Institute of Chicago, and the ... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
5. 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.
7. Slavianski Bazaar in VitebskVitebsk The International Festival of Arts Slavic Bazaar in Vitebsk is an annual festival held in Vitebsk, Belarus under the auspices of the Belarusian Government since 1992. Its main program is devoted to Slavic music. The main participants are artists from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, countries of the former Yugoslavia, Poland and Bulgaria with guests from many other countries, both Slavic and non-Slavic. It is a member of the International Federation of Festival Organizations since 1998. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Chashniki Videos
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.