About the working visit of the Director of the Department for Archives and Records Management of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus O.L.Voinov to Gomel

On March 5-6, 2024, a working visit of the Director of the Department for Archives and Records Management of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus O.L.Voinov took place. in Gomel to get acquainted with the completion of the reconstruction of a specialized communications building on the street. Kosareva, 23 for the archive storage of the State Archive of the Gomel Region.

The working meeting was attended by the head of the main department of justice of the Gomel regional executive committee Kamalyev A.S., head of the department for coordinating legal, control and archival work of the main department of justice of the Gomel regional executive committee Sokolova N.V., deputy head of the department of office work, formation and preservation of the National Archival Fund of the Republic Belarus Department Kochetkova A.V.

During a visit to the new building of the State Archives of the Gomel Region on the street. Kosareva, 23, O.L.Voinov familiarized himself in detail with the work performed, the functioning of engineering equipment, the conditions created for storing documents and the work of archivists.

At the working meeting, the head of the main department of justice of the Gomel regional executive committee A.S.Kamalyev and the head of the department of the main department of justice of the Gomel regional executive committee Sokolova N.V. informed about the schedule of work, about the funds and documents that have already been moved, about plans for further acquisition of the archive. The Director of the Department was presented with a draft plan for the grand opening of the new building.

During the working visit, O.L.Voinov visited the State Institution «Republican Laboratory for Digital Copying of Documents of the National Archival Fund of the Republic of Belarus», where he got acquainted with the working conditions, updated material and technical base, and work processes. Director of the laboratory Zvegintseva E.A. reported on the results of the first quarter, heads of departments answered questions about the operation of new scanners and the creation of digital copies of archival documents.

At a meeting with the workforce, a positive assessment of the laboratory’s activities was given, and tasks for the near future and for the future were identified. Voinov O.L. was awarded the Gratitude of the Department for Archives and Records Management of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus to the archivist of the 2nd qualification category Lunevskaya N.A. based on the results of her work on creating digital copies of the use fund.

Based on the results of the visit, specific tasks were set for the current period, which will be reflected in the protocol of instructions.