Lesson of the Zonal State Archive in Rechitsa with schoolchildren as part of the pilot project “Young Archivist”

On September 27, 2023, within the framework of the republican action “Archives for School” and the pilot project “Young Archivist” and in accordance with the signed cooperation agreement at the State Educational Institution “Secondary School No. 7 of Rechitsa”, the establishment of the Zonal State Archives in the city. Rechitsa had a great time.

In honor of the 810th anniversary of the city of Rechitsa, students of grade 9 “B” were told about one of the most important events in its history – the liberation from the Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War, which occurred on November 18, 1943. Students learned the most basic information about how the Gomel-Rechitsa offensive operation took place (November 10-30, 1943) and at what cost every step was given to Soviet soldiers in the battles with the Nazis on the territory of Rechitsa and the Rechitsa region.

During the class hour, archival documents, photographs and publications from the library archive containing information about the liberation of Rechitsa were presented. For the future, archivists offered their assistance to the ninth-graders in compiling their thematic works.