Tuesday, April 20, 2010

National Library & Francisk Skorina - Belarus


National Library of the Republic of Belarus.
Photo by I. Lukin.

postmarked in 2008 with a Belarus, 'yellow - penguins' stamp

the sender writes, 'Here is a view of the most strange and unusual building in Minsk - the new National Library. There is a gallery on the 11th floor where everyone can overview the city. And the monument near it shows Francisk Skorina - the man who printed the first book in the Belarusian language. He was well-known in the Middle Ages in Europe.'

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