The institution «State Archive of the Gomel Region» was visited by representatives of primary trade union organizations of government bodies, headed by the chairman of the Gomel regional organization of the Belarusian Trade Union of Workers of State and Other Institutions, Alexander Vasilievich Mataras

On June 27, 2024, representatives of primary trade union organizations of government bodies, led by the chairman of the Gomel regional organization of the Belarusian Trade Union of State and Other Institution Workers, Alexander Vasilyevich Mataras, visited the institution «State Archive of the Gomel Region» (hereinafter referred to as the State Archives of the Gomel Region).

GAGom Director Andrei Nikolaevich Sushchevich delivered a welcoming speech to the invited guests. In his speech, he spoke about the history of the creation of the archive and its main areas of activity. In his opening speech, Andrei Nikolaevich paid much attention to the state symbols of Belarus.

«The state symbols of the republic reflect the national idea of the people – the people’s desire for an independent and peaceful life,» noted the director of the archive.

The exhibition «The Unconquered Gomel Region» was also presented to the guests. This exhibition project is a significant contribution to the great work being carried out by archival institutions to preserve the historical memory of the events and participants of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945).

Also in the reading room of the regional archive, the chairman of the Gomel regional organization of the Belarusian Trade Union of Workers, Alexander Vasilyevich Mataras, presented a documentary exhibition «30 years of the institution of presidency in Belarus» for the participants of the event.

«For the first time in the history of the country, the institution of the presidency was introduced in 1994 with the adoption of the first Constitution of a sovereign state. This became a key stage in the formation of a strong and sustainable executive power in Belarus,» noted Alexander Vasilyevich Mataras.

In addition, the GAG organized a screening of the documentary film «Liberation» for invited guests of Gomel. Speaking to the participants of the event, director of the archive Andrei Nikolaevich Suschevich spoke about the project «Open Film Archive. We brought this day closer as best we could,» which was prepared by the Belarusian State Archive of Film, Photo and Sound Documents, where the story of the liberation of the cities of Belarus is told in chronological order. Before watching the documentary «Liberation,» the audience talked about the events of the Great Patriotic War and the need to preserve historical memory.

After watching the documentary film, the leading archivist of the department of accounting and document preservation, Marina Vladimirovna Bortnovskaya, gave a tour of the archives to the invited guests.

1. Director of the State Civil Aviation Administration A.N. Sushchevich during the performance

2. General photo of the event.

3. During the presentation of the documentary exhibition «Unconquered Gomel Region».

4. A.V. Mataras during his speech.

5. While watching the documentary «Liberation.»