On the meeting of archivists of the institution «State Archive of Public Associations of the Gomel Region» with students of the 9th grade of the State Educational Institution «Secondary School No. 17 of Gomel named after Francisco de Miranda»

On the eve of the International Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl Disaster on April 19, 2023, on the basis of the institution «State Archive of Public Associations of the Gomel Region» for 9th grade students of the State Educational Institution «Secondary School No. 17 of Gomel named after Francisco de Miranda» a thematic lesson «Candle of Memory» dedicated to 37 th anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

During the event, the archivists reminded the students about the largest man-made disaster in the history of mankind of the last century, about the feat of people who showed courage and courage in eliminating the consequences of a reactor explosion.

Frames from the videos «Pripyat before and after», «Chernobyl. How it was» gave the children the opportunity to visually assess the scale of the tragedy and recall the terrible moments of the disaster.

In conclusion, the students were given a tour of the archive, during which the children got acquainted with the main areas of its work, and also got acquainted with the exhibition of archival documents and photographs «Chernobyl. Where time has stopped».