Participation of the State Archive of the Gomel Region in the IV International Scientific and Practical Conference «The Gomel Palace and Park Ensemble: From Estate to Museum Complex»

On November 5–6, 2026, the International Scientific and Practical Conference «The Gomel Palace and Park Ensemble: From Estate to Museum Complex» was held at the Gomel Palace and Park Ensemble, a state historical and cultural institution.

The conference brought together representatives from the Culture Department of the Gomel Regional Executive Committee, as well as archivists, museum specialists, historians, local history experts, and researchers from the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation.

Zoya Aleksandrovich, Deputy Director of the State Archive of the Gomel Region, participated in the conference. Her presentation, titled «Documents from the State Archive of the Gomel Region Regarding Unknown Chapters in the Biography of Princess I.I.Paskevich», focused on previously unknown facts from the life of Irina Ivanovna Vorontsova-Dashkova—known by marriage as the Serene Princess of Warsaw and Countess Paskevich-Erivanskaya (1835–1924). The post-revolutionary period in the life of this prominent figure—a noted patron of the arts and philanthropist—contains gaps that can be partially filled using documents held by the State Archive of the Gomel Region. Drawing on research conducted with these archival records, the presentation shed light on the details of a particularly difficult period in the life of the Gomel princess.

The conference also featured presentations by researchers from Belarus and Russia covering various aspects of the history of the Gomel region, the lives and activities of the owners of the Rumyantsev-Paskevich Palace, the development of museum practices, and the history of estate complexes.

1–2. Zoya Aleksandrovich speaking at the conference

3–5. During the scientific-practical conference

6. Participants of the IV International Scientific-Practical Conference