Дом паляўнічага і рыбалова
The place
Дом паляўнічага і рыбалова ("Hunter and Fisherman's House", Belarusian) in Vitebsk voblast, Braslav/Miory area (Braslav Lakes region, northern Belarus, on the border with Latvia, Belarus), at 118 m elevation, Braslav Lakes glacial plain. Continuous Belarus cluster (batches 340-379). Traditional hunter-fisherman chalet BelPravda (Braslav Lakes NP 700 km² 1995 300 lakes iconic + Braslav 10,000 inhabitants historic + Vitebsk 340,000 inhabitants birthplace of Marc Chagall 1887-1985 iconic + heritage of the Belarusians (Slavic people, 9 M, Belarusian language 25% speakers vs standard Russian + Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1236-1795 former part of Belarus + Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569 union Poland-Lithuania + Litvin old Belarusian name + Zhorna Statute 1500 Belarusian literature + October Revolution 1917 Bolsheviks + Byelorussian SSR 1922-1991 + Lukashenko dictator 1994-2025 30 years, Europe's last dictator, recognition of 2020 protests, suppressed + RU/UA war 2022-2025 Belarus Russian military base Wagner Lukashenko ally of Putin).
The setting
Vitebsk Braslav/Miory Braslav Lakes region, N Belarus border with Latvia, 118 m glacial plain Braslav Lakes, continuous cluster batches 340-379, hunter-fisherman chalet BelPravda + Braslav Lakes NP 700 km² 1995 300 lakes + Braslav 10,000 + Vitebsk 340,000 Marc Chagall 1887-1985, Belarusians Slavic 9 M Belarusian 25% vs Russian + Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1236-1795 + Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569 Pol-Lith + Litvin + Zhorna 1500 + Oct 1917 + BSSR 1922-1991 + Lukashenko 1994-2025 30 years Europe's last dictator 2020 protests suppressed + RU/UA war 2022-2025 Russian military base Wagner Putin ally.
