On the event held by the institution «State Archives of the Gomel Region» in honor of the celebration of the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the city of Gomel from the Nazi invaders in the Main Statistical Office of the Gomel Region

On November 26, 2024, employees of the State Archives of the Gomel Region, as part of the project «Open Film Archive. We brought this day closer as best we could», organized a screening of the documentary film «Liberation», which was created by the Belarusian State Archive of Film, Photo, and Sound Documents.

Senior researcher Maya Valentinovna Vashchenko congratulated the staff of the Main Statistical Office of the Gomel Region on a significant date in the history of the city. She spoke about the feat of front-line cameramen who were on the front line next to the Red Army soldiers and captured the bitterness of retreats, battles, crossings and the joy of liberation. Thanks to the courage and heroism of front-line cameramen, future generations have the opportunity to see with their own eyes the history that came to life in the frame.

In the photo: Senior researcher of the regional archive M.V.Vashchenko and the staff of the Main Statistical Office of the Gomel Region