Campaign “Archives for School”

On October 31, 2023, the institution Zonal State Archive in Novogrudok was visited by 8th grade students from secondary school No. 1 in Slonim.

A.S. Zabelinskaya, director of the archive, introduced the children to the functions and tasks of the archival institution, its history, the composition of documents and their chronological framework. She also spoke about which institutions, organizations, enterprises of the Slonim region are the sources of acquisition of the state archive, how archival documents are used in the interests of society and the state, including the example of a poster documentary exhibition in the reading room of the state archive.

During the lesson, the earliest documents from the pre-war period of the city of Slonim were demonstrated, as well as archival documents reflecting the modern stage of development of the Slonim region.

The meeting ended with a visit to the archives, where students learned about the rules and requirements for ensuring the safety of documents.