knowledge of rural life from the inside that helped the photographer reveal it widely and brightly. Brushko’s realistic view of rural life helps read without psychological evidence the psychological portrait of the Belarusian village, its stagnation, isolation, but at the same time, its inner peace and balance. The active period lasted about 10 years. In the mid-90s, the photographer was diagnosed with incurable Raynaud’s syndrome. It was during this time that his only book was published, Brushko’s co-project with the Swiss photographer Hugo Jaeggi “Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt: Belarus im Jahre Zwölf nach Tschernobyl” (1998). In the last 2 years of his life, the photographer struggled with the disease, spending most of his time in the hospital. Siarhei Brushko died on 28 August 2000 and was buried in his native town of Haradzieja. External links -personal sight Inside the Belarusian zone (on BBC site) - Brushko's photographs of areas affected by the Chernobyl disaster A compilation of Belarusian photographers, including Brushko (with explanations in Russian) - compilation of pictures of Sergey Brushko - compilation of pictures of Sergey Brushko Belarusian photographers 1958 births 2000 deaths