The State Archives of the Minsk Region was visited with an excursion by 1st year students of the Faculty of History of the Belarusian State University

As part of the «Archives to School» campaign, on November 22, 2022, in the Year of Historical Memory, an excursion was held in the State Archives of the Minsk Region for 1st year students of the Faculty of History of the Belarusian State University.

During the sightseeing tour, students got acquainted with the work of the archive, the composition and features of storing documents. A lecture was held for the children on the topic «Genocide of the Belarusian people during the Great Patriotic War» with a demonstration of a banner exhibition. We also visited the archives.

In the Year of Historical Memory, it is especially important to convey to the younger generation the understanding that the preservation of the country’s documentary heritage is of exceptionally great importance for the preservation of historical truth.