On the appointment of a new director of the Belarusian State Archive of Scientific and Technical Documentation

On May 17, 2024, Andrei Petrovich Kurakov was appointed to the position of director of the institution «Belarusian State Archive of Scientific and Technical Documentation».

Andrei Petrovich Kurakov headed the engineering troops of the Republic of Belarus for more than 10 years, representing the country at international forums on the ban on anti-personnel mines and humanitarian demining. A.P. Kurakov is a holder of the Order «For Service to the Motherland», III degree, awarded medals «For Impeccable Service», I, II and III degrees, and other awards.

The new head was introduced by the Director of the Department for Archives and Records Management of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus Oleg Leonidovich Voinov. Oleg Leonidovich expressed confidence that the life experience and knowledge of A.P.Kurakov will contribute to the effective solution of the problems facing the archive.

The archive team sincerely congratulates the new director on his appointment and expresses confidence in successful and fruitful joint activities.

In the photo: O.L.Voinov introduces the new director of BGANTD A.P.Kurakov