On the eve of Victory Day, a thematic event «War. Victory. Memory…»

On May 6, 2024, on the eve of Victory Day, employees of the institution «State Archive of Public Associations of the Gomel Region» held a thematic event «War. Victory. Memory…» for students of the educational institution «Gomel State Mechanical Engineering College».

As part of the meeting, archivists organized a screening of the documentary film «Liberation», prepared by the institution «Belarusian State Archive of Film, Photo and Sound Documents», dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders.

Before the start of the session, archivist of the first qualification category in the sector of information, publication and use of documents, Larisa Ivanovna Yatskova, told the children about the project «Open Film Archive. We brought this day closer as best we could,» which is carried out in pursuance of the Plan for the preparation and holding of festive events for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus, approved by Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus of October 5, 2023 No. 316.

During the event, the children had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with authentic documents containing memories of participants in the battles for the liberation of the Gomel region from the Nazi invaders, as well as with the personal files of Heroes of the Soviet Union – natives of the Gomel region, stored in the state archives.

In conclusion, a sightseeing tour of the archive was held, during which the children visited exhibitions of archival documents and photographs «War does not have a woman’s face» and «Heroes of the Great Victory», which are exhibited in the hall of the main education department of the Gomel Regional Executive Committee.