On the meeting of archivists of the institution “State Archive of Public Associations of the Gomel Region” with students of the 4th year (P-41) of the Faculty of Law of the Educational Institution “Gomel State University named after Francysk Skaryna”

On October 21, 2022, within the framework of the Year of Historical Memory, a meeting of archivists with students of the 4th year (P-41) of the Faculty of Law of the Educational Institution “Francissk Skorina Gomel State University” was held on the basis of the State Archive of Public Associations of the Gomel Region. The students were accompanied by the leading assistant Soboleva Yulia Vladimirovna.

In the Year of Historical Memory, it is especially important to convey to the youth the truth about the genocide of the Belarusian people during the Great Patriotic War. Archivist of the sector of information, publication and use of documents Kochubey A.A. explained the meaning of the term “genocide” and presented a number of archival documents confirming the facts of the destruction of the population of the Gomel region during the German occupation.

In addition, the children were shown a video clip “Ordinary genocide. “Dulag-121” about a transit camp for prisoners of war, which was located in the center of Gomel.

Also, during the meeting, students had the opportunity to get acquainted with the original documents – the personal files of the members of the Gomel People’s Militia Regiment, which are permanently stored in the state archive.

In conclusion, the students were given a sightseeing tour of the archive, during which the guys got acquainted with the main activities of the archive, with the composition and content of its funds, with the system of the created scientific reference apparatus, and also studied the most valuable documents in public storage.