The State Archives of the Minsk Region was visited by students of the Minsk State Energy College as part of the «Archives for School» campaign

On February 15, 2023, as part of the Republican campaign «Archives for School» and the Year of Peace and Creation, employees of the State Archives of the Minsk Region institution conducted a sightseeing tour for 1st year students of the Minsk State Energy College. During the tour, the children got acquainted with the history of the creation of the state archive, with the main directions of its activities and the composition of the stored documents.

Employees of the department for the use and publication of documents presented a banner exhibition «MINSK REGION – THE HEART OF GREAT BELARUS», prepared on the basis of documents and archive materials for the 85th anniversary of the central region.

Also during the tour, the leading archivist Zhukova O.N. held a lesson-lecture with college students on the topic «February 15 – DAY OF MEMORY OF SOLDIERS-INTERNATIONALISTS». The children were able to get acquainted with the historical and documentary exhibition «Afghanistan – we remember». Against the backdrop of the presentation «February 15 – Day of Remembrance of the Internationalist Warriors» they talked about the feat and heroism of the Afghan soldiers. Most of the presented documents were demonstrated for the first time.

At the end of the excursion, the children visited the archives, where they saw with their own eyes how unique documents are stored, learned the requirements for storage conditions that ensure the safety of the documentary heritage of the country.