Meeting with a member of the Union of Writers of the Republic of Belarus Ivanchikov Viktor Alexandrovich.

On February 13, 2023, on the eve of the memorable date «The Day of Remembrance of Warriors – Internationalists», a meeting was held at the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus between representatives of public organizations of the archive – the Belarusian Republican Youth Union, the Society of Archivists, Belaya Rus, the Belarusian Union of Women with a journalist, a member of the Union of Writers of the Republic of Belarus Ivanchikov Viktor Aleksandrovich.

Viktor Alexandrovich for 8 years was the head of the branch of the Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War «Monument to Soldiers – Internationalists». During a meeting with archive workers Ivanchikov V.A. spoke about how he identified documents on organizations, archives of the country, which formed the basis of the book, the author of which he is – «Monument to Courage and Sorrow», about the decisions that were made at the level of party, Komsomol bodies, the Minsk City Executive Committee, the President our country for the development of the project, construction and opening of the monument on an artificial island on the river. Svisloch near the Trinity suburb. The conversation aroused keen interest among the archive workers.

After the meeting, it was decided on February 15, the day of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, to visit the monument to the soldiers – internationalists and lay flowers at the monument.