A good proverb is like a tie to a sack: Belarusian folk proverbs with Russian and English equivalents

"A Good Proverb is Like a Tie to a Bag" is an exquisite collection of Belarusian folk wisdom with equivalents in Russian and English. The clippings on the album pages give the publication an artistic flavor, and the variety of sayings reveals the depth of national experience and philosophy.

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The album contains both popular and rare Belarusian proverbs, which in a concise and elegant form express and preserve the centuries-old economic and life experience of the people, their observations and knowledge, their philosophy, pedagogical views and rules. Each has Russian and English counterparts, demonstrating the universal and specific in each language. The texts are illustrated with a distinctive type of Belarusian folk art - vytinanka.
Addressed to a wide range of readers.