her fate turned out the way many only dream about. moving to america, your home, family, children, business. she lived there for 16 years ; by american standards, she became the embodiment of a self-made woman. successful strong woman

, but at some point she got tired of the frenzied rhythm of overseas life: there you wake up and realize that today you have 500 dollars there, let’s say, already in advance, because you have a loan for a car, a loan for a house, and paying for kindergarten, paying for university, and you understand that if you don’t go work, it will be in your debt. irianna returns to her homeland. belarus accidentally ends up in a remote belarusian village in the myatelsky district. this place captivates her soul so much that she first builds a house here for herself, and then begins to save other old and useless village houses from demolition. when you are dismantling a house, it is very important not to fall into this fatigue of the old and the desire to simply burn everything, throw it away, bury it. and very carefully tell yourself directly: stop.

shemetovo, which is 130 km from minsk. everything is yours she spends time, effort and personal savings to ensure that at least one dying belarusian village has a chance for a new life.

the autumn village of shemetovo greets guests with the noise of the foliage of huge old lily trees , the houses have turned gray with time, there are no people on the streets, but the feeling of melancholy abandonment, as in many similar villages, is not here, when iriana shiyan first came here in february of the twenty- first year, she caught the completely opposite emotion. the area around which there is a lot of perimeter.

small old abandoned houses, she but it seemed incredibly huge for the scale of the belarusian village; here there was a sense of grandeur that was once in the past, but carried a different meaning. it turned out that iriana was here by chance, she and her friend were traveling around the myadel region in search of a suitable house with a beautiful view, from... the soul that even after returning to minsk, irianna never stopped thinking about this place. at night i saw her in a dream, in some daytime dreams i saw her, that is , the inspiration of creation continues inside, based on this place, which has already practically died, and which has nothing to restore, but... inside

you it expands, you see pictures, either of the future, or of a potential dream, they do not let you go. irianna admits that at that time there were no... any large-scale projects, she decided to buy a house here for herself, but after 2 years she managed to save almost a third of the abandoned , useless village houses from imminent death, there we are clearing the site for new building, but there was once a school there, the foundation of the school remains, i didn’t let it be destroyed, but although it will probably take six months of just work , preserving... the past and building a new one next to it - this is work multiplied by five times, you know that this is much more difficult, almost every house has heirs, sometimes, taking into account the descendants, there are dozens of them, they have long left around the world, it’s easier for them to forget about the house or let

the village council simply bury it, than to waste time and money on paperwork, which irianna is dealing with today, and if they manage to rent out a house even without ownership rights, just to save it, this is already a great success . i bought the trumpet 2 days ago ago, and it is not being registered, since it is a very small plot, only four acres, but now we will see what is inside the house, because i have not seen it myself yet. this scab is not even visible from the road, there are continuous thickets all around, yes. a very small house, low ceiling, the floor was dismantled , the walls were plastered, so if you clean the logs, this is an emergency job, and you also need to assess the condition of the foundation, the lower logs, usually

this is the weakest link in such houses, see if there is fungus, if the roof is rotten , most buyers of such houses demolishes them, faster and cheaper, but irianna fights to the last for each house, tries to preserve what is still possible, according to her, the shape of these houses is beautiful, it is part of our culture and history, although it was built when we had no income was in our homeland , that is, usually post-war houses were built from what was, but in this simplicity there is the uniqueness of us, of our slavic people, how to preserve it, yes, that is, in my opinion , a... we need to raise and make foundations more powerful, higher, remove rotten lower logs, and remove the ceilings, make them open , preserving the beams, and add color in this triangle, and preserve the window openings as much as possible and - inside, without partitions

, make a large open, bright space, add terraces on both sides, this is exactly what i did myself irianna, while building her house, in fact, she tested a new technology on it, how to preserve the old house as much as possible, introducing it into a new space, when you dismantle the house, it is very important not to fall into this fatigue of the old and the desire for just everything burn it, throw it away, bury it, tell yourself very carefully, stop , save it, and you take it out first in the barn and... what do you have, here is a children’s room upstairs now, in which three windows from the old veranda were used, windows, which are in the village verandas, they are the most practically beautiful in the house, that is, they are so detailed.

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did people do with their hair thousands of years ago, and how did the world’s first shampoo appear? we ask the most exciting questions and look for them. answers , we need a balance so that our hair is beautiful and shiny, each scalp feels comfortable, and we get a good foam , the pleasure of marking, look at the science project nearby, on the belarus 24 tv channel. we know exactly how to start the morning correctly. my secret is to wake up with a smile, then the day will go positively. olga, what are we talking about today? shall we cook for you? today we will prepare rice pancakes with a delicate vegetable filling. i can't wait to start cooking. we will prepare a delicious breakfast with you. let's cook the breakfast of champions today? let's try. i want you today.

serve with yogurt sauce, your home champions will love this breakfast. watch breakfast of the champion. channel belarus 24. the house that iriana remodeled for herself looks, as they would say in the village, expensive and rich, a huge terrace, large windows, modern double-glazed windows, and only after entering inside you can see how stylishly and at the same time organically the old house has been integrated into this modern space. iriana removed the partitions and low ceiling, emphasized the massive beams, and preserved the old stove, as well as

the large basement, where today, like a real villager, winter supplies are stored. she even adapted the small nook behind the stove into an original cat house. those who come to visit her for the first time are sincerely surprised by this approach to building a house. living in this all the time, maybe you don't appreciate it, but when you're actually traveling. she says that she, like no one else, understands the cultural, architectural, and design preferences

of people from different countries. at the age of 21, iriana went to america on a fiancee visa, got married there, gave birth to two children, founded a successful business, was professionally engaged in architectural photography, but after living for 16 years in america, at some point she decides to return to her homeland when you you immerse yourself in the culture.

a huge amount of work, two small children, chronic fatigue syndrome, health problems, iriana decides to return to her parents in belarus for a year, to breathe out and recharge, then the village of shemetova comes into her life. and from the ordinary idea of ​​having a house in nature, it very quickly transforms into a large-scale project that requires a huge amount of effort, time and money. now, on two neighboring plots purchased by irianna, the construction of two houses is in full swing, where in the future the owner plans to organize retreats, give a person the opportunity to relax, retire, do yoga or meditation, or simply participate in master classes. for me, what goes to the village now by american standards is not much, but how much it requires

is a huge amount of money, i don’t have it, i look with envy at the tractors around me, that is, i can’t buy a tractor now , but i really want to buy it, even a horse would help, but there’s nothing to carry the logs on, but so what - this village will give it back to me, this question needs to be asked and definitely necessary...

they may not understand the value of the house in which their grandparents lived or great-grandmothers, but there is an opportunity to preserve it for a very small amount, and then you will understand why it is needed, then you will see the value, yes, but while you are young, you can manage to come, shutter this house, close the doors with shutters, hang up a telephone there, what a house belongs to so-and-so, so-and-so doesn’t... try to draw up the documents. irianna shiyan, a belarusian who has lived in america for 16 years, an accomplished business-woman, leaves for a remote belarusian village 130 km from the capital to save and restore old village huts, which in the opinion of the majority are easier to destroy or bury. she

puts all her energy, time, and savings into this project. and all so that at least one dying belarusian village has a chance for a new life. i may have come here against the grain, it would have made sense to stay where everyone wants to be and do what everyone wants to do, but this is not what i wanted, i have already lived it, and now there is a new round, you are developing through difficulties, if something is very easy, this is not development. this repetition of what you already know, you need to go into something that even causes fear, causes some kind of excitement, because it is beyond you, that is, by overcoming this, you will learn something else that you do not know how to do now, but you you'll learn.

there are mothers who have lost their maternal instinct, but the calling to be a mother, i don’t know, it should just be in the soul. "we cannot judge anyone, we accept the world as it is, i have never had a difference between my children and other people's children, they are all mine, because children, they love to be loved, pitied, hugged, kissed, and no matter what kind of child it is, he is a child,

by the will of fate i became a mother, i don’t understand other professions, i’m a kindergarten teacher . by profession, i also had a step -father, and he turned out to be my real father, he raised me, raised me, never divided me into friends and strangers, this may have played its role in this life, that i became a mother for so many children, and not everyone can be a director, some kind of entrepreneur, someone has to raise children, who, if not us, has we have our own children, three biological ones. and our youngest girl, there is a big difference between the younger and older, and we decided we need to take her a sister so that there is no selfishness, so that she grows up like all children with brothers and sisters, i am my own daughter, i admire what my mother does, she raised so many wonderful people, we communicate with many, wonderful relationships, mom had enough for everyone, she

gave love to everyone, both dad and mom, that is, we had enough of everything, there is of course a feeling that ... in 13 years of our work, i became a mother with 45 children who always know there is a house here, there is a roof, there is a dad, there is a mom, they come here with theirs.