On a Visit to the State Archives of the Brest Region by Students of the Brest State College of Instrument Engineering

On October 23, 2025, first-year students of the Brest State College of Instrument Engineering visited the State Archives of the Brest Region as part of the «Archives for School» campaign.

Staff from the Document Use and Publication Department gave the students a lecture on the history of archival affairs in Belarus, introduced them to the history of the State Archives of the Brest Region, and described the archive’s documents, including those on the history of the Great Patriotic War. During the lecture, the film «On the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Brest from Nazi Invaders», produced by the Belarusian State Archive of Film, Photo, and Sound Documents, was shown.

The students were given a tour of the archives, including a visit to the archive storage facility and the laboratory for the repair and restoration of archival documents.

1. Head of the Document Use and Publication Department Galina Kalustova talks to students about documents from the Occupation-era archive.

2. College students during a lecture.

3. During a film screening.

4. Natalia Yakuta, archivist of the 2nd qualification category, introduces students to the storage conditions for archival documents.