On holding a lecture and excursion for students of the Faculty of History of the Belarusian State University

On February 6, 2023, as part of the Republican campaign «Archives for School» and the Year of Peace and Creation proclaimed in the Republic of Belarus, a lecture and excursion were held at the National Historical Archives of Belarus for 4th year students of the Faculty of History of the Belarusian State University (specialty «History» and «Historical and Archival Studies»), who began to undergo pre-diploma practice on the basis of the institution.

As part of the event, Deputy Director of the Archive Maksim Makarov told the guests about the history of archiving in the Belarusian lands, the history of the NIA of Belarus, the composition and features of the institution’s funds, the possibility of using archive documents when studying family history. Deputy Head of the Research and Publication Department Yevgeny Glinsky conducted a tour of the archives for students, where he introduced them to the conditions for storing the funds of the NIA of Belarus, samples of such documents as act books of judicial institutions of the 16th–18th centuries, parish registers, revision tales and deeds about noble origin. During the event, special attention was paid to orienting the interns in the archive funds, which will give them the opportunity to use archival documents in the preparation of graduation projects during the period of internship.

After the tour, the archive staff answered numerous questions from the guests, who showed considerable interest in the materials shown to them.