On the commissioning of the information resource «Documentary Chronicle of Belarus»

As part of the implementation of the tasks set by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus R.A. Golovchenko, during the discussion of issues of development of the archival sphere of activity, on August 5, 2022, on behalf of the Minister of Justice S.N. Khomenko, an information resource (website) «Documentary Chronicle of Belarus» was created.

The owner of the resource is the Department of Archives and Records Management of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus, the operator is the state institution «Belarusian Research Center for Electronic Documentation» (BelNITsED).

The main goal of the project is educational work in terms of presenting on the Internet a complete and objective information picture of the history of Belarusian statehood based on primary sources – documents of the National Archival Fund of the Republic of Belarus, ensuring an inextricable historical connection and continuity of generations of the Belarusian people, as well as increasing civic consciousness.

The main functions are to provide (with the ability to search by various criteria) information about significant events in the political, economic, social and cultural life of our country, from 1919 to the present. The historical focus of the site’s materials corresponds to the main stages of the process of formation and development of Belarusian statehood. The selection of events and related documents for posting on the website is carried out by state archival institutions of the Republic of Belarus.

The main object of the data presented on the site is a digital copy of archival documents (paper-based and audiovisual). For each digital copy of an archival document, the name, document date and archival code are provided.

The site supports both official languages, as well as a version for people with low vision. Designed for a wide range of users. The site is hosted on the Republican cloud platform and operates around the clock.

At the moment, the database contains 87 personalities, 17 cities, 248 documents, 208 events from 1919 to 1942. The total volume of content is about 1 GB.

This year it is planned to fill the site with events before 1950. Over the next year – key events up to modern times. In the future, the content of the site for all periods will be expanded both in subject matter and in the volume of information presented.

Welcome to the new information resource!