The State Archives of Minsk Region took part in the dialogue platform «Genocide of the Belarusian People during the Great Patriotic War. Tragedy and Memory»

On 12 August 2022, a dialogue platform «Genocide of the Belarusian People during the Great Patriotic War. Tragedy and Memory» was held with the POSTTORG working staff.

The participants of the thematic meeting were the organization’s employees and the experts: L. Filippovich — Deputy Head of Partizansky District Administration of Minsk, S. Borisenko — Prosecutor of Partyzansky District of Minsk, I. Lukashevich — Head of the Department of Use and Publication of Documents in the State Archives of Minsk Region, A. Mekhedko — Chairman of the Republican Youth Public Organization “Promotion of Youth”, and moderator V. Dovgalyova — Chairman of «Belaya Rus» Minsk Partizansky District Organization.

During the discussion the participants came to the conclusion that the social memory of generations and preservation of traditional values of the Belarusian people will allow to withstand the internal and external threats in the context of geopolitics and the formation of a strong ideology of the state. The key focus was made on the preservation of memory about the terrible events of the Great Patriotic War and the heroism of our ancestors, and new forms of work with young people and the population to preserve the historical memory were discussed.