A package from Belarus

Today I received nice package from Belarussian friend :) .

Another exemplaire of "Nasha niva"

I felt like sharing beautiful Belarussian song with you :)

Darahija minčanie i hości stalicy
Ja chaču z vami dumkaj svajoj padzialicca
Karaciej, heta dziuna, ale c'est la vie: 
My u stalicy žyviem niby na dźvie siamji!

My žyviem adnačasova
U dvuch haradach
Padvajeńnie asoby
Zryvaje nam dach
Dyk niaužo ž nam nikoli
nia skleić, nia sšyć
Miensk i Minsk - dźvie pałovy
Staličnaj dušy

Horad Miensk - pieršy horad z tych dvuch haradou
Nie pabačyš na mapach sučasnych hadou.
Jon u sercy žyvie, jon žyvie u hałavie
Šmat kaho, chto u horadzie Minsku žyvie.
A u tym Minsku prapiska i harvykankam
I ladovy pałac i betonny parkan,
Zrujnavanych damou cieni pryvidnyja
I dziaciństva majho pralaciełyja dni...

My žyviem adnačasova
U dvuch haradach
Padvajeńnie asoby
Zryvaje nam dach
Dyk niaužo ž nam nikoli
nia skleić, nia sšyć
Miensk i Minsk - dźvie pałovy
Staličnaj dušy

Jość u Minsku nazovy biezradasnyja - 
Jość Kalektarnaja i jość Bazisnaja.
Tut narod zabiaśpiečvaje pravilny naš
Vykanańnie zadačy pastaulenaje...
A pa Miensku pryjemna špacyravać,
Drobnych kramak vitryny utulna harać,
Tam hatyčnyja viežy kaściołau starych
Tam dachouka i bruk, tam dvary i mury...

My žyviem adnačasova
U dvuch haradach
Padvajeńnie asoby
Zryvaje nam dach
Dyk niaužo ž nam nikoli
nia skleić, nia sšyć
Miensk i Minsk - dźvie pałovy
Staličnaj dušy

Usio błytajecca
u Minsku - chleb i maca,
I Vialiki kastryčnik i Radaunica
I pjanaja ślaza, i takaja papsa,
Što ratunku nia daść ni mizim, ni upsa.
Nu, a ź Mienskam ničoha nia možna zrabić -
Niemahčyma jaho zrujnavać, zachapić,
Jon nikoli, tvoj Miensk, nie zhnije, nie zharyć,
Budzie movaj tvajoju z taboj havaryć

My žyviem adnačasova
U dvuch haradach
Padvajeńnie asoby
Zryvaje nam dach
Dyk niaužo ž nam nikoli
nia skleić, nia sšyć
Miensk i Minsk - dźvie pałovy
Staličnaj dušy

And translation:

Dear townsmen of Minsk and guests
I want to share my thoughts with you
in short, it’s strange, but it’s life
We live here in the capital like with two families at the same time

We live at the same time in two cities
And this alternating personality makes us crazy
Is it impossible to put together Miensk i Minsk – 
two parts of the soul of our capital.

Miensk city is the one of this two cities
You cannot find it on the modern maps
He lives in our souls and our heads
A lot of people live in Minsk.
And in this Minsk are registration and city executive committee,
And Ice Palace and concrete fence, 
Spectral phantoms of the ruined houses 
And memories from my childhood

We live at the same time in two cities
And this alternating personality makes us crazy
Is it impossible to put together Miensk i Minsk – 
two parts of the soul of our capital.

In Minsk there are dismal names
Like Kalektarnaja or Bazisnaja
Here upright people make plans true…
And in Miensk it’s a pleasure to go for a walk,
Along the little shops with light in the windows
Where is Gothic towers of old  kostels

We live at the same time in two cities
And this alternating personality makes us crazy
Is it impossible to put together Miensk i Minsk – 
two parts of the soul of our capital.


Here is a mix in Minsk of bred and matzoh,
Of  the Great October and the Radonitsa,
Of drunken tears and pop-music. 
Neither mizim no upsa can help (there are medicines for stomach )
And it’s impossible to ruin or occupy Miensk,
Your Miensk won’t rot or die in fire 
He will speak with you in your language

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New mail from Belarus :3

Yay ! :D So happy about this mail. It contained a letter, recipe, two postcards and Nasha Niva :3

Draniki

Let me give you a recipe which I received from my Belarussian friend, Alexandra ! :)
It's for draniki, kind of pancakes:

Ingredients (for two servings):

• 5 large potatoes
• 1 egg
• 1 medium onion
• black pepper- 0,5 tea spoon
• salt to taste
• sunflower oil 7-8 table spoons

We need a grater to grate the potatoes and onions. Be sure that you use appropriate side of grater, so you don't grate potatoes into strips, but rather into liquid mass. That's what makes Draniki unique.

Crate the potatoes and onions into a bowl.

Add salt, pepper, eggs and mix together. The substance should be liquid, and shouldn't be too thick,

 drain excess potato juice or add some flour  to achieve required "level of liquidity" (sic!).

Heat the frying pan pour 1 table spoon of sunflower oil into it.

Dump a full table spoon of mixture from the bowl onto the frying pan and form a small about quarter inch thick pancake. Cook on high for 2-3 minutes and then flip over,

Cook another 2-3 minutes until golden brown.

Serve hot with sour cream .

Enjoy! :D

Наша Ніва

My level of excitement is very high now ! Haha,  I've finally got "Nasha Niva" newspapper.
Why am I so excited? It's in BELARUSIAN, yay! :D

Let me show you how it looks like. I will try to read it soon and tell you more about it :3

Legend of the founding of Kyiv

Once upon a time there was a royal family of three brothers: Kie, Shchek, Khoriv. And they had a beautiful sister called Lebid. However, one day they had lost their parents to invaders from the East and they had to seek a place for their new home.

Kie chose as their new new home hills at the Dnipro River. Kie and his brothers built a boat and then sailed across the broad and mighty Dnipro River towards the high green bank on the western side. Shchek, Khoriv and Lebid decided to name the city Kyiv to pay homage to their strong and brave elder brother. Thus it was that the City of Kyiv was founded in May, in the Spring of the year 482 A.D.

Kie ruled on the hill which is now called Borichev, Shchek settled on the hill which is now called Shchekovitsa, and Khoriv lived on Khorevitsa. And it was how Kyiv was founded.

Freedom day.

25th March- unofficial holiday of Belarus (celebrated by Belarussian opossition), anniversary of proclamation , in 1918, Belarussian People's Republic- the first country of Belarus in modern history.

Officials of Young Front (Малады Фронт, oposition group in Belarus) organise yearly a March, without any gouvernemental accord.