Excursion to the village of Borki for Mogilev archivists

On May 17, 2025, as part of the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War, employees of the institution «State Archives of the Mogilev Region» together with colleagues from the institution «State Archives of Public Associations of the Mogilev Region» visited the memorial complex «In Memory of the Burnt Villages of the Mogilev Region» in the village of Borki, Kirovsky District.

The excursion was organized by the primary trade union organization of the institution «State Archives of the Mogilev Region».

The archivists got acquainted with the history of the village of Borki, with the tragedy that occurred on June 15, 1942 at this place; visited the local museum and chapel in honor of the icon of the Mother of God «Seeking the Lost».

In mid-June 1942, during an attack by a special SS unit led by Oskar Dirlewanger, with the support of collaborators, the 8th Einsatzkommando and a platoon of the 51st reserve police battalion, 2,027 civilians were shot and burned.

Archive employees, paying tribute to the people who died and survived in this hell, contribute to the preservation of the historical memory of the Great Patriotic War. Visiting places of memory helps to foster respect for the past and strengthen patriotic feelings and team building.

1. Sculptural composition «Belarus – a grieving mother» in the village of Borki, Kirovsky district.

2. Employees of the institution «State Archives of the Mogilev Region» and the institution «State Archives of Public Associations of the Mogilev Region» against the background of the sculptural composition «Belarus – a grieving mother».

3-4. Information stand of the memorial complex «In Memory of the Burnt Villages of the Mogilev Region».

5. Sculptural composition «Flame».

6. Monument-sculpture of a soldier and a girl who lays flowers at the village cemetery in the village of Borki.

7. Mogilev archivists against the background of the chapel in honor of the icon of the Mother of God «Seeking the Lost» in the village of Borki, Kirovsky District.