Songs of Deserted Villages book presented in Minsk

26 апреля 2017

Folklore heritage of Belarus on 356 pages. Songs of Deserted Villages book was presented in Minsk in memory of Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident. The publication was dedicated to the ethno-cultural traditions of the villages of the exclusion zone, which no longer exist. The book is based on archival materials collected in Chernobyl region before the accident. These are musical notations, texts of ritual songs and illustrations with images of Belarusian towels.

The edition has already won the Art of the Book National Contest for its contribution to the preservation of the spiritual heritage.