On the organization of the exhibition “Historical memory – the connection of times and generations” by the institution “Zonal State Archive in Orsha” in Kokhanovo

The Zonal State Archives in Orsha has prepared the exhibition “Historical Memory – the Connection of Times and Generations”, dedicated to the history of the Kokhanovsky district in the pre-war period. The exhibition is located in the Kokhanivska city-settlement library-branch No. 2 of the State Institution of Culture “Tolochinsk Centralized Library System” and will be valid from November 15 to 18, 2022.

Every person should know the history of his native land, his people. Knowing it makes a person spiritually rich, fills life with deep meaning. The history of the lands that are today part of the Tolochin district is rooted in antiquity. Some settlements are mentioned in chronicles of the 11th-12th centuries. The exposition of the exhibition reflects the history of the Kokhanovsky (since 1931 – Tolochinsky) district from the time of the formation of Soviet power – this is the confiscation of estate lands and the creation of collective and joint farms on them, as well as the actions of local authorities against former owners of estates, this is the nationalization of factories , factories, mills, etc., the policy of Belarusianization, the development of education and culture in the region, etc.

The exhibition presents 56 archival documents from the funds of the Zonal State Archives in Orsha and the State Archives of the Vitebsk Region.