Participants of the partisan movement in Belarus – leaders of the BSSR and the USSR in the 1950s–1970s

Pyotr Mironovich MASHEROV (1918–1980)

Personnel record of P.M. Masherov. 15 April 1946. Autograph on printed form, photo. Signed by P.M. Masherov. (NARB, f. 4p, op. 159, d. 3972, l. 6-6 ob., 7- 7 ob.)
Events from the childhood and youth of Pyotr Masherov. Fragment of the film «Belarus was his destiny». Director A. Koshevnikov. Film record. 1998. Duration 40 sec. (BGAKFFD, № 3291)
Pyotr Masherov (left) with brother Pavel. The 1930s. Photo. (NARB)
Pyotr Masherov (in center, 1st row) among the students of Vitebsk S.M. Kirov Pedagogical College. [1935-1939]. Photo. (NARB)
Application from partisan P.M. Masherov for membership in the Communist Party. 21 July 1942. Autograph. (NARB, f. 4p, op. 25, d. 4910, l. 2)
Extract from the minutes of the primary party organisation of Shchors Partisan Detachment concerning the admission of Komsomol member P.M. Masherov as candidate to the Communist Party. 21 July 1942. Manuscript. Belarusian language. (NARB, f. 4p, op. 25, d. 4910, l. 1)
Character reference for P.M. Masherov – Commander of Shchors Partisan Detachment. August 1942. Typescript. (NARB, f. 4p, op. 25, d. 4910, l. 7)
Extract from the minutes of Rossony CP(b)B District Committee concerning the admission of P.M. Masherov as candidate to the Communist Party. 10 Auigust 1942. Typescript. (NARB)
Political report by the chief of political division, 4th Army to Secretary of Vitebsk Underground CP(b)B Regional Committee Stulov about the partisan detachments in Rossony district (P.M. Masherov – commander of Shchors Partisan Detachment). 15 August 1942. Typescript. (NARB)
Extract from the minutes of LKSMB Central Committee Bureau concerning the approval of P.M. Masherov as First Secretary of Vileika LKSMB Regional Committee. 4 January 1944. Typescript. Signed by Zimyanin. (NARB, f. 4p, op. 159, d. 3972, l. 10)
Award certificate for P.M. Masherov recommended for the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union (1st page). 1944. Typescript on printed form. (NARB)
Hero of the Soviet Union P.M. Masherov. 1944. Photo. (BGAMLI, f. 37, op. 1, d. 511, l. 103)
First Secretary of Molodechno LKSMB Regional Committee, Hero of the Soviet Union P.M. Masherov (in center, 2nd row) and other Belarusian Komsomol leaders (M.V. Zimyanin, B.T. Ershova, Hero of the Soviet Union V.I. Liventsev etc.). Minsk. 3 October 1945. Photo. (BGAKFFD, 0-129651)
Resolution of the Presidium of the BSSR Supreme Council on the creation of the Amnesty Commission (P.M. Masherov – member of the commission). Minsk. 15 March 1947. Typescript. (NARB, f. 968, op. 1, d. 83, l. 94)
First Secretary of LKSMB Central Committee Masherov (3rd left, 2nd row) and other party and soviet leaders at a meeting with Deputy Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers K.E. Voroshilov (in center, 1st row). Minsk. 1950. Photo. (NARB, f. 1374, op. 1, d. 45, l. 1)
Resolution of the BSSR Supreme Council on the election of P.M. Masherov etc. to the Presidium of the BSSR Supreme Council. 5 April 1951. Typescript. (NARB, f. 968, op. 1, d. 159, l. 22-24)
Second Secretary of CP(b)B Central Committee M.V. Zimyanin and First Secretary of LKSMB Central Committee P.M. Masherov at the presidium of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of Belarus. Minsk. 1952. Photo. (BGAKFFD, 0-124287)
Speech by P.M. Masherov at the Second All-Union Conference of Peace Defenders. Sound record. 1952. Duration 7 min. 49 sec. (BGAKFFD, № 51)
Character reference for P.M. Masherov – Second Secretary of Minsk CP(b)B Regional Committee. 23 July 1954. Typescript. (NARB, f. 4p, op. 159, d. 3972, l. 12)
Certificate for First Secretary of Brest CPB Regional Committee P.M. Masherov. August 1955. Manuscript on printed form. (NARB)
P.M. Masherov in a group with V.F. Lutsevich – wife of Yanka Kupala and creator of his museum, etc. Sochi. [1955]. Photo. (BGAMLI, f. 394, op. 1, d.189, l. 1)
P.M. Masherov with his wife Polina Andreyevna, daughters Elena and Natasha. The 1950s. Photos. (NARB)
First Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee N.S. Khrushchev presents a government award to First Secretary of Brest CPB Regional Committee P.M. Masherov. Minsk. January 1958. Photo from the collection of L. Papkovich. (BGAKFFD, 0-133234)
Extract from the minutes of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus concerning the election of P.M. Masherov as a secretary and bureau member of the CPB Central Committee. 10 April 1959. Typescript. Signed by K.T. Mazurov. (NARB)
Speech by Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov at the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of Belarus . Fragment of the documentary «We shall live under Communism». Director V. Sheleg. Film record. 1961. Duration 28 sec. (BGAKFFD, № 1096)
Candidate to the Presidium of the CPSU Central Committee, First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee K.T. Mazurov and Second Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov in a group with Marshals of the Soviet Union I. Kh. Bagramyan, K.K. Rokossovsky, S.K. Timoshenko and S.I. Rudenko. Minsk. 5 July 1964. Photo. (BGAKFFD, 0-95322)
First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee K.T. Mazurov and Second Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov among the automobile plant workers. Minsk. 1964. Photo. (BGAKFFD, 0-94395)
Extract from the minutes of the 13th plenary session of the CPB Central Committee concerning the election of P.M. Masherov as First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee. 31 March 1965. Typescript. (NARB, f. 4p, op. 159, d. 3972, l. 25)
First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov (2nd right, 2nd row) meets the President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito and his wife in Minsk. 1965. Photo. (NARB)
First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov (4th right) and other Belarusian party and soviet figures during their visit to Brest Fortress on the occasion of its awarding with the Gold Star of Hero and the Order of Lenin. 1 November 1965. Photo. (NARB, f. 1373, op. 1, d. 123, l. 2)
Congratulatory telegram from the Union of Belarusian Writers to P.M. Masherov on the occasion of his 50th birthday. 13 February 1968. Typescript. Belarusian language. (BGAMLI, f. 78, op. 1, d. 167, l. 116)
Congratulatory telegram from writers M.T. Lynkov and A.A. Kuleshov to P.M. Masherov on the occasion of his 50th birthday. 13 February 1968. Autograph. Russian and Belarusian languages. (BGAMLI, f. 191, op. 1, d. 255, l. 2)
Letter from writer A.A. Aleshko to P.M. Masherov on the necessity of improving living conditions for writer A. Savitsky – partisan and frontline soldier. 9 June 1968. Autograph. Belarusian language. (BGAMLI, f. 208, op. 1, d. 67, l. 1)
Government delegation headed by First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee, Hero of the Soviet Union P.M. Masherov (right) lay wreaths at the Victory Monument on Victory Square in Minsk to celebrate 24th anniversary of the Liberation from Nazi occupiers. Minsk. 9 May 1969. Photo. (BGAKFFD, 0-129645)
Decree by the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Council awarding First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov the Order of Lenin. 2 December 1971. Typescript on printed form. (NARB, f. 4p, op. 159, d. 3972, l. 28)
Questions of the interview with First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov by writer I.P. Shamyakin for newspaper “Literaturnaya gazeta”. [1971]. Autograph. (BGAMLI, f. 154, op. 3, d. 97, l. 1-2 ob.)
First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov inspects the collective farm «Novy put» in Kobrin district during the Republic’s Seminar for collective farm heads and district committee secretaries. Brest region. July 1971. Photo. (BGAKFFD, 0-93091)
First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov with composer N.I. Aladov, singer L.P. Aleksandrovskaya, conductor G.I. Tsitovich etc. during the 6th Congress of Belarusian Composers. [20-25] May 1971. Photo. (BGAMLI, f. 276, op. 1, d. 100, l. 1)
Speech by First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov at the 6th Congress of Belarusian Writers. Belarusian republican radiotelecenter. Sound record. 1971. Belarusian language. Duration 7 min. (BGAKFFD, № 489-13)
P.M. Masherov among the former partisans. 9 May 1972. Photo. (BGAMLI, f. 37, op. 1, d. 514, l. 137)
Interview with First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov by the chief editor of newspaper «Literaturnaya gazeta». Printed document. Clipping from the newspaper. 26 July 1972. (BGAMLI, f. 277, op. 1, d. 561, l. 9)
First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba etc. at the House-Museum of the 1st Congress of the RSDRP. Minsk. July 1972. Photo. (BGAMLI, f. 37, op. 1, d. 524, l. 126)
P.M. Masherov in a group with writers I.P. Melezh and I.P. Shamyakin. 1972. Photo. (BGAMLI, f. 277, op. 1, d. 590, l. 2)
Speech by P.M. Masherov at the ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the USSR. Printed document. Clipping from the newspaper «Zvyazda». 22 December 1972. Belarusian language. (BGAMLI, f. 305, op. 1, d. 393, l. 54)
First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov during his working tour in Grodno region. 27 July 1973. Photocopies. Photos from the collection of T. Stolina. (BelNITsED, collection of electronic copies of documents on the partisans – leaders of BSSR and USSR)
Certificate of the Medal for the development of virgin regions awarded to P.M. Masherov. 14 March 1974. Typescript on printed form. (NARB)
Speech by First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov on the opening of the Mound of Glory. Fragment of the film «To live for centuries». Directors Ch. Tsyavlinsky, R. Yasinsky. Film record. 1974. Duration 15 sec. (BGAKFFD, № 2043)
Speech by First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov at the All-Union Conference of Writers and Critics in Minsk dedicated to the portrayal of the people’s heroic deed in the Great Patriotic War in Soviet literature. 1975. Typescript with editor’s corrections [for publication]. Belarusian language. (BGAMLI, f. 42, op. 1, d. 752, l. 1-6, 47)
First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov at the Republic’s Exhibition of Folk Arts and Crafts. Minsk. 1976. Photo from the collection of R. Chernoglazov. (BGAKFFD, 0-130078)
First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov among the delegates of the 28th Congress of the Communist Party of Belarus. February 1976. Photo. (BGAMLI, f. 350, op. 1, d. 54, l. 1)
First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov and General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee L.I. Brezhnev. [Before 1977]. Photo. (NARB)
First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov at the construction site of Minsk underground. 1977. Photo. (NARB)
First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov on his visit to Khatyn Memorial Complex. The 1970s. Photo. (BGAKFFD, 0-129680)
First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov and Chairman of the Presidium of the BSSR Supreme Council I.E. Polyakov among the working people of Kletsk district. Late 1970s. Photo. (BGAKFFD, 0-132315)
First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov talks with the residents of Minsk. Late 1970s. Photo. (BGAKFFD, 0-130821)
P.M. Masherov on holiday. The 1970s. Photos. (NARB)
Letter from P.M. Masherov to writer A. Asteriko thanking the latter for congratulations on his 60th birthday. 22 February 1978. Typescript. (BGAMLI, f. 197, op. 2, d. 15, l. 2)
First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov welcomes members of the 4th Republic’s Competition of Ploughmen at the soviet farm “Rassvet” in Minsk district. July 1978. Photo. (BGAKFFD, 0-111190)
Essay by I.P. Shamyakin about P.M. Masherov. Autograph. Belarusian language. 1978. (BGAMLI, f. 154, op. 4, d. 49, l. 1-16)
First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee, Hero of the Soviet Union P.M. Masherov, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Marshal I.Kh. Bagramyan and Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the BSSR Supreme Council V.E. Lobanok at the celebrations of the 35th anniversary of Belarus’s liberation from Nazi occupiers. Minsk. July 1979. Photo. (BGAKFFD, 0-130874)
Speech by P.M. Masherov at the meeting with his voters. Belarusian republican radiotelecenter. Sound record. 1980. Duration 15 min. 52 sec. (BGAKFFD, № 1305-2)
P.M. Masherov «Soviet Belarus». Front cover, title page, excerpt, contents. Moscow. 1980. Printed document. (BGAMLI, library, № 5637)
Obituary on the death of P.M. Masherov. Printed document, photo. Clipping from the newspaper «Pravda», 6 October 1980. (BGAMLI, f. 430, op. 1, d. 109, l. 6)
Telegrams with condolences on the death of P.M. Masherov (fragment). Printed document. Clipping from the newspaper «Zvyazda», 7 October 1980. P. 3. Belarusian language. (BGAMLI, f. 430, op. 1, d. 109, l. 7)
«The working people of the republic say goodbye to P.M. Masherov». Report of the BELTA agency. Printed document, photo. Clipping from the newspaper «Zvyazda», 8 October1980. P. 1. Belarusian language. (BGAMLI, f. 430, op. 1, d. 109, l. 8)
«Funerals of Pyotr Mironovich Masherov». Article. 6-10 October 1980. Printed document. Clipping from the newspaper «Izvestiya». (BGAMLI, f. 430, op. 1, d. 109, l. 10)
Obituaries, articles, telegrams of condolences, speeches at the funeral ceremony for the death of P.M. Masherov. 6-10 October 1980. Printed documents, photos. Newspaper «Litaratura i mastatstva». Belarusian language. (BGAMLI, f. 430, op. 1, d. 109, l. 14-18 ob.)
Essay by I.P. Shamyakin about P.M. Masherov. Autograph. Belarusian language. [1980]. (BGAMLI, f. 154, op. 4, d. 49, l. 17-22)
К.Т. Kirienko «Requiem». Poem dedicated to P.M. Masherov. [The 1980s]. Typescript, autograph manuscript. Belarusian language. (BGAMLI, f. 415, op. 1, d. 54, l. 19-22 ob.)
A. Kolas «Reminiscences about P.M. Masherov». Article on the 70th anniversary of the birth of P.M. Masherov. 13 February 1990. Printed document, photo. Clipping from the newspaper «Zvyazda». Belarusian language. (BGAMLI, f. 257, op. 1, d. 343, l. 1)
A. Simurov «Vozhdi, vozhaki, vozhachki». Excerpt from the article with reminiscences about P.M. Masherov. 21, 24 March 1992. Printed document. Clipping from the newspaper «Respublika». (BGAMLI, f. 432, op. 1, d. 256, l. 16-17)
«The life and glory of Pyotr Mironovich». Article on the 75th anniversary of the birth of P.M. Masherov (fragment). 1993. Printed document, photo. Clipping from the newspaper «Belaruskaya dumka». (BGAMLI, f. 426, op. 1, d. 199, l. 15 ob.)
First Secretary of the CPB Central Committee P.M. Masherov. Fragments of the film «Pyotr Mironych». Director Yu. Lysyatov. Film record. 1995. Duration 4 min. 31 sec. (BGAKFFD, № 3289)
Assessment of Masherov’s participation in the publication of the Belarusian Encyclopedia and the Collection of Cultural Monuments of Belarus. Fragments of the film «Belarus was his destiny». Director A. Koshevnikov. Film record. 1998. Duration 41 sec. (BGAKFFD, № 3291)
Avenue named after P.M. Masherov. Minsk. 2015. Photo. (BelNITsED, collection of electronic copies of documents on the partisans – leaders of BSSR and USSR)
Bas-relief of P.M. Masherov. Minsk, Masherov Avenue. 2015. Photo. (BelNITsED, collection of electronic copies of documents on the partisans – leaders of BSSR and USSR)
Memorial plate dedicated to P.M. Masherov. Minsk, Krasnoarmeiskaya Street. 2015. Photo. (BelNITsED, collection of electronic copies of documents on the partisans – leaders of BSSR and USSR)