Meeting with students of secondary school No.206 named after A.M. Kizhevatov in Minsk at the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus and Deputy Chairman of the Republican Union of Border Service Veterans S.V.Popov

On April 30, 2024, as part of the «Archives to School» campaign, a meeting was held at the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus with students of secondary school No.206 named after A.M.Kizhevatov in Minsk and with the Deputy Chairman of the Republican Union of Border Service Veterans Sergei Vladimirovich Popov.

Director of the archive Andrey Konstantinovich Demyanuk delivered a welcoming speech to the guests.

The head of the department of personal funds Inessa Vladimirovna Dorogush gave a tour of the archive, talked about its history, composition and features of storing documents, the work of the archive in the field of publication and exhibition activities. During the excursion, the children got acquainted with photo-documentary exhibitions of the National Archives: «Chernobyl. Pain and memory», «History of the development of the electoral system of the Republic of Belarus», «Space is ours!».

Students visited the archives of personal funds, where they got acquainted with documents from the personal archives of state, party and public figures, participants in the Great Patriotic War. In the repository of funds of partisan formations Dorogush I.V. conducted a conversation on the history of the partisan movement and introduced them to the personal files of the command staff of partisan detachments and brigades, award lists, photo albums and other documents.

The boys were especially interested in the combat leaflets of the partisan detachments. On the eve of the Victory Day holidays and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders, the children enthusiastically accepted the offer from the archive workers to prepare combat leaflets at school dedicated to close relatives who took part in the liberation of our republic.

1. Director of the National Archive A.K.Demyanuk gives a welcoming speech to the students of secondary school No.206 named after A.M.Kizhevatov in Minsk.

2. Meeting with guests.

3. Students visiting the archive.

4. Director of secondary school No.206 named after A.M.Kizhevatov in Minsk E.A.Klimkovich during a meeting with the director of the archive A.K.Demyanuk.

5. The head of the department of personal funds I.V.Dorogush talks about the history of the archive.

6. I.V.Dorogush introduces students to the exhibition.

7. Students get acquainted with the exhibition.

8. I.V.Dorogush introduces students to the exhibition.

9. Students get acquainted with the exhibition.

10. I.V.Dorogush familiarizes students with documents of partisan formations.

11. Students visiting the storage facility for partisan funds.

12. I.V.Dorogush familiarizes students with documents of partisan formations.

13. Students visiting the storage facility for personal funds.

14. I.V.Dorogush familiarizes students with documents from personal funds.

15. Deputy Chairman of the Republican Union of Border Service Veterans S.V.Popov with students during a visit to the storage facility for personal funds.