A class for students of the Faculty of History, Communication, and Tourism at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno as part of the «Young Archivist» pilot project at the State Archives of the Grodno Region

On December 23, 2025, as part of the «Young Archivist» pilot project, the State Archives of the Grodno Region held a class for first-year students of the Faculty of History, Communication, and Tourism at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno on the topic of «The Role of Archives in Preserving Historical Heritage: Composition and Content of Archive Documents».

Archive staff explained the structure and main activities of the State Archives of the Grodno Region, as well as the composition and content of the documents stored. During the class, the archival staff introduced the students to the procedures for using archival documents in the archive’s reading room and the specifics of working with the research and reference apparatus when locating documents. The students visited the archival repository and the restoration, binding, and repair laboratory, where they participated in a workshop on large-format document restoration.

1. Students from the Faculty of History, Communication, and Tourism examine documents in the archive’s reading room.

2. Students from the Faculty of History, Communication, and Tourism visit the restoration, repair, and binding laboratory.

3. Students from the Faculty of History, Communication, and Tourism visit the archival repository.