On cooperation between the State Archives of Public Organizations of Gomel Region and the Gomel State Machine-Building College during the summer holidays

On 20 June 2022, as part of the Archives for School campaign, the State Archives of Public Organizations of Gomel Region held an event dedicated to the Day of National Remembrance of Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People.

The event was attended by students of the Gomel State Machine-Building College. The student group was accompanied by the curator Tatyana Kryuk.

The students viewed the materials revealing the essence, character and consequences of the Nazi Occupation regime, showing the damage inflicted by the Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War.

In addition, they got acquainted with the personal files of the members of the Gomel militia regiment and through the documents got a chance to feel the full tragedy of the first days of the Great Patriotic War, courage and fortitude of the defenders of the city of Gomel.

The students also visited the exhibition of archival documents and photographs “They defended Gomel during the first months of the Great Patriotic War”, which is on display in the reading room of the State Archives.