On the event held by the institution «State Archives of the Gomel Region» as part of the campaign «Archives – to School»

On February 24, 2025, employees of the institution «State Archives of the Gomel Region» as part of the project «Archives – to School» conducted an introductory tour for 8th grade students of the State Educational Institution «Secondary School No.75 of Gomel».

Leading archivist of the department of accounting and preservation of documents Marina Bortnovskaya told the students about the history of the archive and the documents in the funds. The students got acquainted with the archival work on the formation, accounting and preservation of the fund, as well as the conditions for storing documents in the archive storage. Marina Bortnovskaya told the students about interesting historical facts – about how at the beginning of the twentieth century, documents for storage in the archive were accepted by weight – first in poods, then in kilograms. In modern times, archives are replenished in storage units. She answered in detail the children’s numerous questions about the profession of «archivist», about universities that train specialists in archival affairs, as well as about the archives of Gomel and the Gomel region.

In the restoration laboratory, second-category archivist Valentina Chekan told and showed the children how archival documents are repaired.

1. Leading archivist Marina Bortnovskaya tells students about the safety of archival documents

2. In the laboratory, second-category archivist Valentina Chekan shows students the stages of repairing archival documents

3. Students of School No.75 in Gomel