On the events held by the institution «State Archive of Public Associations of the Grodno Region» for the Day of National Unity for the territorial departments of compulsory execution of the Grodno Region

On September 13, 2024, on the eve of the 85th anniversary of the reunification of Western Belarus with the BSSR, the director of the archive of public associations of the Grodno Region L.Gorbach held an ideological event with employees of the territorial departments of compulsory execution of the Grodno Region.

The presentation «September 17 in the fate of the Belarusian people» presents archival documents reflecting the events of this difficult period. The photographs and newsreels capture episodes related to the entry of the Red Army units into the territory of Western Belarus and their meeting with local residents, agrarian reforms, elections to the People’s Assembly of Western Belarus, etc.

September 17, 1939 became the starting point for the new development of our state, uniting, or rather returning to the bosom of the family, the western territories of Belarus. Conditions for building a new life were created in the liberated Western Belarusian lands. From that time on, national unity became the most important prerequisite for further national and state development, the general progressive movement towards progress.

The film «Reunification» prepared by the institution «Belarusian State Archive of Film, Photo, and Sound Documents» for the events dedicated to the Day of National Unity was also shown as part of the event.