Employees of the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus attended the presentation of I.A. Marzalyuk’s book about Belarusian collaborators, «Krou na belym tle»

On February 11, 2026, the National Library of Belarus hosted the presentation of the book «Krou na belym tle. Belarusian Collaborators in the Time of Acquisition of the BSSR» by historian, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Education, Culture, and Science of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Doctor of Historical Sciences, and Professor Igor Aleksandrovich Marzalyuk.

Employees of the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus (hereinafter NARB) were invited to the event: Archive Director A.K.Demyanyuk, Deputy Archive Director S.V.Kulinok, and Archive Department Heads M.A.Starostenko and U.A.Kolobaeva.

«This book is dedicated to the history of betrayal. And the stories of traitors. «Through the texts of the documents, we see not words, but facts, which were acknowledged by those who opposed the Belarusian partisan movement», – noted Igor Aleksandrovich Marzalyuk.

During the book presentation, Igor Aleksandrovich noted that the research is based on archival documents, including those from the NARB collections.

He thanked NARB for its assistance and support in preparing the publication.

1. Speech by V.F.Gigin, Director General of the NLB

2. Speech by I.A.Marzalyuk

3. I.A.Marzalyuk during an autograph session

4. NARB Director A.K.Demyanyuk presents I.A.Marzalyuk with a collection of documents, «Wilhelm Kube. Nazi Occupation Policy in Belarus. 1941-1943»