skoriny

skoriny
Originally uploaded by alannka.

Photo from Charter 97. This is just surreal; by presidential decree, Prospekt Fransiska Skoriny is being renamed Prospekt Nezavisimosti (Independence).

Skorina was the man who first translated the Bible into Belarusian. Lots of people are very upset that the President is arbitrarily changing the name of this and of Masherova.