The State Archives of the Minsk Region took part in an open dialogue at the State Educational Institution «Secondary School No. 108 in Minsk»

On March 23, 2023, as part of the «Archives for School» campaign and events dedicated to the Year of Peace and Creation, an open dialogue took place on the topic «80 years of the tragedy in Khatyn. The results of the investigation of the genocide of the Belarusian people during the Great Patriotic War». The event was held at the State Educational Institution «Secondary School No. 108 in Minsk».

Students in grades 8-11 were presented with unique documents stored in the state archive of the Minsk region, which testify to the destruction of the Belarusian village of Khatyn, which has become the main national monument of mourning and grief, as well as archival materials about perpetuating the memory of the tragedy, namely the creation of a memorial Complex «Khatyn».

Schoolchildren showed genuine interest in the history of the Belarusian people, in which both the heroic and the tragic are intertwined.