Remembering the war in Belarus

Events commemorating the war of 1812

Medal "In memory of the Patriotic War of 1812" established in the Russian empire in 1813. Photocopy. http://mozhay.net/ (BelNITsED, collection of electronic copies of documents and materials on the history of the war of 1812)
Military Order of St. George – the highest decoration for privates and NCOs in the Russian army from 1807 for bravery in combat against the enemy. Photocopy. Sirotkin V. Otechestvennaia voina 1812 goda. Moscow, 1988. P. 123. (BelNITsED, collection of electronic copies of documents and materials on the history of the war of 1812)
Pectoral Сross for the Russian clergy "In memory of the Patriotic War of 1812" established in 1814.  Photocopy. Sirotkin V. Otechestvennaia voina 1812 goda, 1988. P. 192. (BelNITsED, collection of electronic copies of documents and materials on the history of the war of 1812)
Order of the Legion of Honour – the highest decoration in France, instituted in 1802, presented to Napoleon’s soldiers who participated in the Russian campaign of 1812. Photoreproduction. http://www.calend.ru/ (BelNITsED, collection of electronic copies of documents and materials on the history of the war of 1812)
List of teachers at the high school of Grodno recommended for medals commemorating the war of 1812. 10 October 1815. Manuscript. (NIAB at Grodno, f. 2, op. 2, d. 161, l. 18-18 ob.)
Letter from the Minister of Finance, General of Infantry E. Kankrin to the civil governor of Minsk on submission of data on costs of land plots and building materials for the installation of the monument commemorating the battle near the village of Studenka, Borisov district, Minsk province in 1812. 31 January 1835. Manuscript. On letterhead. (NIAB, f. 295, op. 1, d. 549, l. 1,1 ob., 2)
Historical data on the events of the war of 1812 that occurred in Grodno province in the period from 2 June to 16 December 1812, compiled by the teacher of Grodno high school F.K. Gartz on commission by the director of Grodno college I.M. Yastrebtsov. 1836. Manuscript. (NIAB at Grodno, f. 1, op. 19, d. 1141, l. 121-140)
Instructions from the Minister of Finance to the Governor of Grodno on the erection of monuments commemorating the war of 1812 in  Grodno province. 31 January 1836. Manuscript. (NIAB at Grodno, f. 1, op. 4, d. 489, l. 1-2)
Report from the senior land surveyor N.F. Schmidt to the civil governor of Vitebsk N.I. Schreder with the description of the locations of   battles in Vitebsk province in 1812 and the plans for the erection of monuments in Klyastitsy, Smolyantsy and Polotsk. 20 February 1836. Manuscript. Draft copy. (NIAB, f. 1437, op. 1, d. 1912, l. 5-7 ob.)
Report from the land surveyor of Vitebsk province to the civil governor of Vitebsk on the selection of a land plot for the cast-iron monument at the site of the Russian victory over the French in the vicinity of Vitebsk in 1812. 11 March 1836. Manuscript. (NIAB, f. 1437, op. 1, d. 1911, l. 7-8)
Lists of the military killed, wounded and recipients of awards in the war of 1812 submitted to the commission on the construction of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow with the aim of their inscription on the marble walls of the church (excerpt). 1871. Copy. Printed document. Pamiats. Barysauski raion. Minsk, 1997. P. 66. (BGAMLI, library, № 23953)
Letter from the Adjutant General Prince V.A.Dolgoruky, the head of the commission on the construction of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow to the governor of Vitebsk concerning the participation of war veterans in Vitebsk province decorated with medals for the war of 1812 in the ceremony of the church’s consecration on 18 May 1883. 21 April 1883. Manuscript. On letterhead. (NIAB, f. 1430, op. 1, d. 37560, l. 1)
Communication from the chief of staff of the IV Army Corps to the governor of Vitebsk on assisting the French general E. Pierron, the commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade in inspecting the battlefields of 1812 by permission of the war minister, with the list of battlefields in Vitebsk province. 21 June 1888. Manuscript. On letterhead. (NIAB, f. 1430, op. 1, d. 39490, l. 2-2 ob., 3-3 ob.)
Instructions from the governor of Vitebsk, Prince V.M. Dolgoruky to the town and district police offices, town boards and councils in Vitebsk province on submission of documents relating to the war of 1812 and their transfer to the archives of the Vitebsk provincial administration.  28 September 1890. Manuscript. On letterhead. (NIAB, f. 1430, op. 1, d. 40349, l. 6)
Letter from the main artillery administration, ministry of military affairs to the governor of Minsk on assisting the head of the artillery museum, Lieutenant General N.E. Brandenburg dispatched to Borisov district to examine the articles lifted from the Berezina river and select them for the museum.  20 September 1896. Typescript. (NIAB, f. 295, op. 1, d. 6151, l. 23)
Report by the chief of the 1st navigation station, Lepel division, Kovno district, G. Tolkachev on handing over to the General N.E. Brandenburg of the articles relating to the war of 1812 found during the cleaning of the Berezina river near the village of Studenka, with the list of items enclosed. 3 October 1896. Manuscript. On letterhead. (NIAB, f. 295, op. 1, d. 6151, l. 25, 26-26 ob.)
Subscription list for donations to the construction of the monument at Maloyaroslavets on the centenary of the Russian victory in the Patriotic War of 1812, № 47253. [1909-1911]. Printed document. On letterhead. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 81, l. 45)
Letter by B. Goncharov, chairman of the committee for the construction of the monument to the Patriotic War of 1812 at Maloyaroslavets, about the donations for the construction, sent to the editors of the Nasha Niva magazine. 10 February 1911. Printed document. On letterhead.  (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 81, l. 44)
Report from the police chief of Pruzhany district to the governor of Grodno regarding the five common graves of 1812 located in the district. 21 February 1911. Manuscript. (NIAB at Grodno, f. 17, op. 1, d. 521, l. 53-53 ob.)
Report from the police chief of Kobrin district to the governor of Grodno regarding the common grave of Russian soldiers perished in the war of 1812 at Kobrin. 23 February 1911. Typescript. (NIAB at Grodno, f. 17, op. 1, d. 521, l. 56)
Notification from the governor of Grodno to the chairman of the special committee on the museum of 1812 in Moscow about the sites of burials and monuments of the 1812 war in Grodno province.  5 March 1911. Manuscript. (NIAB at Grodno, f.17, op. 1, d. 521, l. 24-25)
Poster "In commemoration of the centenary of the Patriotic War. 1812-1912". 1912. Printed document. (NIAB, f. 1430, op. 1, d. 48430, l. 11)
Medal "In commemoration of the Patriotic War of 1812" established in the Russian Empire on the centenary of the war. 1912. Photocopy. V. Sirotkin. Otechestvennaia voina 1812 goda. Moscow, 1988. P. 122. (BelNITsED, collection of electronic copies of documents and materials on the history of the war of 1812)
Resolution by the town council of Vitebsk on the selection of a site for the monument to soldiers fallen in the war of 1812. 16 May 1912. Copy. Typescript. On letterhead. (NIAB, f. 2496, op. 1, d. 1689, l. 38-39)
Report from the police chief of Pruzhany district M.I. Dekhtyarev to the governor of Grodno on the selection of a site for the monument commemorating the battle of the 61st Vladimirsky Infantry Regiment against the French on 31 July 1812 at the township of Gorodechno, Pruzhany district, Grodno province. [29 May] 1912. Typescript. (NIAB at Grodno, f. 17, op. 1, d. 521, l. 175)
Notification from the chancellor of the Capitulum of the Russian Imperial and Tsarist Orders Baron V.B. Frederiks to the governor of Vitebsk M.V. Artsimovich on allocation of 5,000 roubles from the capitulum’s special funds for the repair of Kulnev Church in Rezhitsa district by order of Emperor Nicholas II. 13 June 1912. Typescript. On letterhead. (NIAB, f. 1430, op. 1, d. 48413, l. 13)
Circular letter from the Minister of Interior A.A. Makarov to the governor of Vitebsk on the centenary celebrations of the war of 1812. 31 May 1912. Printed document. On letterhead. (NIAB, f. 1430, op. 1, d. 48430, l. 1-2)
Letter from the chairman of the land administration of Mogilev province to the governor of Mogilev on the participation of the local self-government in the centenary celebrations of the war of 1812 and the description of the celebration events. 26 June 1912. Typescript. On letterhead. (NIAB, f. 2084, op. 1, d. 11, l. 51-51 ob.)
Report from the police chief of Drissa district to the governor of Vitebsk concerning the district residents E.V. Korenevsky and S.V. Zhuk, witnesses to the war of 1812, in connection with their possible participation in the jubilee events in Moscow. 7 July 1912. Typescript. (NIAB, f. 1430, op. 1, d. 48419, l. 8-8 ob.)
Minutes of the meeting at the governor of Vitebsk M.V. Artsimovich on the development and approval of the programme for the centenary celebration of the war of 1812. 9 July 1912. Typescript. (NIAB, f. 1430, op. 1, d. 48430, l. 31-31 ob.)
Resolution by the city council of Vitebsk on allocation of money to the elementary and middle educational institutions to establish the jubilee scholarships in commemoration of the war of 1812. 8 August 1912. Copy. Typescript. On letterhead. (NIAB, f. 2496, op. 1, d. 1689, l. 44-44 ob.)
Regulation of the Council of Ministers "On establishing the regulations for the bearing of medals and pectoral crosses instituted by Manifesto of 30 August 1814 by the descendants of persons decorated with the stated insignia and on the medal instituted in commemoration of the centenary of the Patriotic War" (excerpt). 26 August 1912. Printed document. (NIAB, f. 1430, op. 1, d. 48423, l. 106)
Application from the lieutenant colonel D.I. Sverchkov of the 2nd Pontoon Battalion, the descendant of the participant in the 1812 war D.F. Sverchkov to the governor of Vitebsk for issuing a certificate to his daughters, Anastasia and Tatiana, authorizing them to bear a medal in commemoration of the centenary of the war of 1812. 30 September 1912. Manuscript. (NIAB, f. 1430, op. 1, d. 48423, l. 8)
Certificates issued by the governor of Vitebsk M.V. Artsimovich to the daughters of the captain of the 20th Field Engineer Battalion D.I. Sverchkov, Anastasia and Tatiana, authorizing them to bear a bronze medal commemorating the centenary of the war of 1812. 26 November 1912. Typescript. On letterhead. (NIAB, f. 1430, op. 1, d. 48423, l. 18-19)
Application from the senior policeman of Vitebsk, T. Zhavoronkov, to the governor of Vitebsk for a certificate to bear a medal for the centenary of the war of 1812 as a person who escorted a witness to the war, peasant S. Zhuk in the celebrations in Moscow and at Borodino. 17 October 1912. Manuscript. (NIAB, f. 1430, op. 1, d. 48423, l. 76)
Certificate issued by the governor of Vitebsk M.V. Artsimovich to the senior policeman of Vitebsk, T. Zhavoronkov, confirming his right to bear a medal for the centenary of the war of 1812. 26 November 1912. Typescript. On letterhead. (NIAB, f. 1430, op. 1, d. 48423, l. 77)
Minutes of the meeting of the Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belorussia  № 25 "On the 150th anniversary of the Patriotic War of 1812" (excerpt). 23 June 1962. Typescript. (NARB, f. 4p., op. 81, d. 1673, l. 9, 67-69)
Ceremonial events on the 150th anniversary of the war of 1812 (speech by the academician V.S. Gorbunov at the public meeting, a wreath laying at the unveiling of the monument to the heroes of the war of 1812 on Brili Field at Borisov). Minsk. 1962. Photo from the magazine "Savetskaya Belarus", № 30, director R. Yasinsky. (BGAKFFD, № 1053)
Exhibition on the war of 1812 at the Trade Unions Palace of Culture. Minsk. 1962. Photo from the magazine "Savetskaya Belarus", № 25, director A. Yastrebov. (BGAKFFD, № 1048)
Expedition organized by the editorial board of the newspaper Znamya Yunosti to search the treasures brought by Napoleon from Russia in the autumn of 1812.  Krupki district, Minsk region. 1981. Photo from the magazine "Savetskaya Belarus", № 6, director Yu. Lysyatov. (BGAKFFD, № 2408)
Ceremonial events on the 198th anniversary of Napoleon’s crossing of the Berezina river, with the participation of the Ambassador of France to the Republic of Belarus Michel Raineri (a flower laying ceremony, a speech at the Second international scholarly conference "Kolodeev Readings"). Borisov district. 26 November 2010. Photocopies. www.ambafrance-by.org/ (BelNITsED, collection of electronic copies of documents and materials on the history of the war of 1812)