Brest Railway Museum,Brest, Belarus

 Thank to Olga sent 11.04.2013.

     Brest is a city with a long and complex history, and at different times it has been part of different countries and linked to different cultures. Mentioned for the first time in the chroincles of the 11th century, Brest was a city in the east of Kievan Rus. Later it became a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (medieval Belorussian-Lithuanian state) and finally in the 16th century the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. When the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was divided between Prussia, Russia and Austria at the end of the 18th century, Brest became a part of Russia on the newly created eastern border with Austria. After World War I, Poland was re-established as a country and took control of Brest as well as most of the western part of today's Belarus. In 1940, this area was again annexed, this time by the Soviet Union, and became part of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. With the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Brest became a city of modern Belarus.

 

    At Brest Railway Museum, see a display of historical locomotives at the first outdoor railway museum in Belarus, opened in 2002. Its collection features 56 units, including steam engines, two steam cranes, retro passenger cabs, and diesel/electric engines. Watch for the Soviet red star on the front of many locomotives. You can explore the interior of several wagons, which are open for visitors. Take a guided tour to learn more about the exhibits and the history of the railway system. Plan your Brest Railway Museum visit and explore what else you can see and do in Brest using our

 

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The Belarus ornament

Country:
    Belarus
Series:
    13th Definitive issue
Themes:
    Art
Issued on:
    2012-01-27

Braslau Lakes National Park

 Thank you Julia for the nice card , sent 14.04.2013.

    

    The Braslav Lake Area is famous for unusual landscapes and terrain left by the ancient glacier.

    The major asset and pride of the region are its lakes. Here you can find about 300 lakes of various sizes, forms, depth, composition, water transparency, flora and fauna. For their unusual beauty they are called “the blue necklace” of Belarus.

    The deepest lakes include South Voloso (40.4 meters deep), North Voloso (29.2 meters), Uklya (25 meters) and Strusto (23 meters).

    The biggest ones are Drivyaty (36 square kilometers, the 5th largest in Belarus) and Snudy (22 square kilometers, the 8th largest in Belarus).

        Here you can find relict invertebrates that live only in clean water as well as over 30 species of fish. The Braslav Lakes are home to about 35% of all birds nesting in Belarus. 

(Source:  https://www.belarus.by/en/about-belarus/natural-history/braslavskiye-ozera)

In the card you can The catholic Church of the Heart of Jesus.

 

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• Khatyn

Country:
    Belarus
Themes:
    Second World War
Issued on:
    2013-03-22

The village of Khatyn and its sad history     

      Khatyn was once a village, located 50 km from Minsk. Today, at this place, there is a memorial dedicated to those who died during the Great Patriotic War. The place has great importance for Belarusians. I will tell you a sad story about the massacre of a population by a battalion of Nazis. In addition, I will tell you about the memorial complex itself, which you can visit during your trip to Belarus.

    Before 1942, Khatyn was an ordinary village. In 1943, Belarusian partisans killed a German officer, a fact that marked the beginning of the siege of the village by the enemy. All the inhabitants of the village were locked up in a shed and burned, including the elderly, women and children. One hundred and forty-nine people died in the shed that day, including 75 innocent children. Only one man, 56 years old, saved himself: Joseph Kaminski. He had also tried to save his child, but he could do nothing. The story of Khatyn is not an isolated case, because during the Second World War, 628 other villages were burned; however, Khatyn has become exactly a symbol of the tragedy of the Belarusian people.

Fauna of Belarus

Thank you Helen for the wonderful card sent 18-04-2013

 Belarus is located in the north of Central Europe.
Without access to the sea, the territory of Belarus is characterized by large low-lying plains, covered with vast forests.
Belarus has many lakes and is known as the "country of blue eyes".

Belarus is home to a particularly rich fauna with about 50 species of mammals including wild boar, elk, lynx, wild horses, mink and bison.
Many species were on the verge of extinction before the Belarusian government embarked on an intense protection campaign. The many lakes and rivers of Belarus are home to a wide variety of fish. 

In the card you can see Osprey Bird

 

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• Europa - Forests, Stylized Animals and Trees

Country:
    Belarus
Series:
    Europa (C.E.P.T.) 2011 - Forests
Themes:
    Animals (Fauna) | Bison | C.E.P.T. / Europe | Forests | Mammals | Trees
Issued on:
    2011-04-14

 

• Church in Polatsk. 1761-1777

Country:
    Belarus
Series:
    Fourteenth Definitive Issue. Architectural Monuments
Themes:
    Animals (Fauna) | Bison | C.E.P.T. / Europe | Forests | Mammals | Trees
Issued on:
    2011-04-14