On April 12, 2024, a workshop was held at the State Archive of the Vitebsk Region for students of the Faculty of Humanities and Language Communications

As part of the republican action «Archives for School» and the pilot project «Young Archivist» in accordance with the cooperation agreement with Vitebsk State University named after P.M.Masherov in the State Archive of the Vitebsk Region on April 12, 2024, a workshop was held for students of the Faculty of Humanities and Language Communications.

The event, organized on the basis of the State Archive of the Vitebsk Region, is the first of a series of planned workshops, during which future specialists in the field of museum affairs and the protection of historical and cultural heritage will become familiar with the main areas of the archive’s activities and the organization of work on thematic identification of archival documents.

At the first lesson, the manager spoke about the organization of the archive’s work in the field of acquisition of documents and funds. Department of formation of the National Archival Fund of the Vitebsk Regional State Archive Olga Gavrilchik. In addition to theoretical knowledge, students gained experience in compiling documents, determining their type and storage periods, and became familiar with the main documentation accompanying the work of compiling an archive.

In the photo: Head. Olga Gavrilchik, Department of Formation of the National Archival Fund of the State Archive of the Vitebsk Region, conducts a lesson with students of VSU named after P.M. Masherov.