Eastern Partnership Photography
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people with a distinctive character. We,
too, love our land – it is impossible to live
without love! This love can be clearly felt
on the Belarusian land.
Edgar Martirosyan, Armenia:
I have been to Belarus for the first
time. And here are my first impressions:
cleanliness, beautiful nature, and wonderful people, who love their country. I very
much liked the wooden village huts, I love
this patriarchal style. Elderly ladies riding bicycles… Alas, we do not have things
like that in our country, so it was extremely interesting for me to see.
Irakli Shavgulidze (Georgia)
Nino Mgebrishvili, Georgia:
Every day there was a new place for us
to visit and see. I was so filled with emotion that I even posted about all that on
Facebook. It was cool! The brightest moments are about the fishing competition.
In my own country I have never tried
things like that: fishing is men’s domain
in our country.
Unforgettable impressions about the
trip: we could see a complex of lakes, forests, hay making in progress, and potato
harvesting. Also, we could feel how Belarusian people love their country.
I really envy you (meaning the good
kind of envy): everything is taken proper
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care of, human touch is felt everywhere.
Beautiful, clean, well-groomed.
And you were eager to open Belarus
not only to us, but also to our friends and
our countries.
Irakli Shavgulidze, Georgia:
Hierviaty is one of my brightest impressions.
Another bright memory is the Sula
Palace and Park Complex and a helicopter
ride over it, but even without the flight,
Sula in its own right is worthy of attention, as it has its own spirit and history.
Also, the emotional and inspiring presentation made by Art Director Alexander was
quite charming and endearing.
The third milestone place visited during the trip, in my opinion, was the Niasvizh Castle. I had read up on the subject
and was looking forward to the meeting
with it, but, unfortunately, the weather
would not meet our expectations. Good
reason to come back, they said!
Valery Diadiura, Ukraine:
My greatest impression is your lakes.
I am into nature photography, and your
natural landscapes were a joy for me to
see. Although they are not very much different from our landscapes – just in some
locations I saw vegetation that we do
not have. Both in your country and in my
country there is a lot of greenery!
The landscapes around Catholic
Churches are quite interesting. It feels
like there is human touch everywhere. I
like it very much!
Sergey Hakobyan, Armenia:
I made exceptionally wonderful shots
entirely by accident on the way from the
Pripiat’ National Park to Niasvizh, when
we saw a horse riding competition in the
rain straight by the roadside. I even had
regrets that we spent l ] H [YH