On the eve of Victory Day, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus organized and held the premiere screening of the documentary film «Liberation»

«As long as we create films, write books…,
as long as this topic is covered absolutely honestly
and openly in the curricula of schools
and our universities, until then we will not
lose the memory of the war».

Alexander Lukashenko

On May 3, 2024, on the eve of the national holiday – Victory Day in the city of Minsk, in the assembly hall of the State Committee for Forensic Expertise (Volodarskogo St., 2A), the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus organized a premiere screening of the documentary film «Liberation».

The documentary film was also demonstrated in regional centers and 16 cities of the Republic of Belarus. The main departments of justice and state archives of the Republic of Belarus were responsible for organizing the premiere screenings of the film in the regions.

The film was created by the Belarusian State Archive of Film, Photo and Sound Documents with the participation of the Department of Archives and Records Management of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus within the framework of the project «Open Film Archive. We brought this day closer as best we could».

The documentary material presented in the film is unique in its content. The documentary shows film footage that has not previously been used or published. Today they are available to a wider audience for the first time.

These are invaluable historical evidence that truthfully and impartially bring to life the events that took place 80 years ago. Behind the chronicle footage is the life of Soviet front-line operators… out of 258, every third died.

The created documentary film is a tribute to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War.

At the opening of the event, the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Belarus E.I. Kovalenko delivered a welcoming speech. and Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Forensic Examinations of the Republic of Belarus Lashin A.M.

In his welcoming speech, the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Belarus Kovalenko E.I. noted that the fundamental publishing projects of the Ministry of Justice «Without a statute of limitations. Belarus» and «Archives. Nothing But the Truth» are books of memory to the victims of the genocide of the Belarusian people.

Belarusian archivists are still continuing their work to identify little-known facts from the history of the Great Patriotic War, which will become the basis for new projects.

Evgeniy Iosifovich emphasized that our duty is to preserve for future generations of Belarusians the historical truth about the heroism and feat of Soviet soldiers and officers, partisans and underground fighters, home front workers who saved the world from fascism.

Deputy Chairman of the State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus Lashin A.M. noted that the created documentary film shows the cost of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders. The memory of the Great Patriotic War must be passed on from generation to generation.

Alexander Mikhailovich also expressed his gratitude to the filmmakers.

Deputy Director of the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus S.V.Kulinok made a report on the topic «Partisans in Operation Bagration» to those present.

Director of the Belarusian State Archive of Film, Photo, and Sound Documents Gonchar A.N. spoke about the creation of the documentary film «Liberation».

In the foyer of the State Forensic Examinations Committee, the banner exhibition «We Stood and Won» and a documentary exhibition dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders are also on view.

1. Minister of Justice of the Republic of Belarus E.I. Kovalenko

2. Minister of Justice E.I. Kovalenko and Director of the Department of Archives and Records Management O.L.Voinov

3. Speech by Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Forensic Expertise A.M. Lashin

4. During the report of the Deputy Director of the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus S.V. Kulinka

5. During the speech of the director of the Belarusian State Archive of Film, Photo and Sound Documents A.N.Gonchar

6. Participants in the premiere screening of the documentary film Liberation

7. Participants in the premiere screening of the documentary film Liberation

8. The head of the department for the use of documents and information introduces the exhibition to the event participants