About the lesson of historical memory held at the institution «State Archive of Public Associations of the Gomel Region», dedicated to the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Genocide

On December 8, 2023, as part of the «Archives to School» campaign, a historical memory lesson was held at the institution «State Archive of Public Associations of the Gomel Region», dedicated to the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Genocide.

The event was attended by students of the educational institution «Gomel State Mechanical Engineering College» of the PSK-31 group. The study group was accompanied by curator Filon Nikolai Vladimirovich.

As part of the meeting, archivists organized a screening of videos about the death camp «Ozarichi» and the transit camp for prisoners of war «Dulag-121».

During the event, students were familiarized with archival documents about the genocide of civilians in the Gomel region and documents from the personal collections of participants in the Great Patriotic War.

The guys also had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with authentic documents containing the memories of General P.I. Batov, which describes the episode of the liberation of prisoners of the Ozarichi camp. In addition, archivists voiced the memories of former juvenile prisoners and eyewitness testimony.

In conclusion, the children were given tours of the archives, where they were shown how documents are stored, what serial numbers mean, and how to navigate among such an abundance of information.