On holding events in the institution «State Archives of the Gomel Region» within the framework of the campaign «Archives – to School»

On February 18, 2025, in the reading room of the archive, within the framework of the republican project «Archives – to School», a film lecture was held for 8th grade students of the State Educational Institution «Secondary School No.47 of Gomel».

The students were shown the documentary film «Liberation» of the Belarusian State Archive of Film, Photo, and Sound Documents about the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders. A lesson on the topic «Genocide of the Belarusian People» was also held for the students. Senior researcher of the reading room of the archive Maya Vashchenko showed the students the filtration files of citizens of Belarus forcibly deported to Germany and spoke about the documents presented at the exhibition «Youth spent in slavery. Letters to the Homeland», dedicated to the slave labor of young people in captivity. At the end of the event, a tour of the archive storage facility was organized for the children. Leading archivist Marina Bortnovskaya spoke about the features of storing and repairing archival documents and answered students’ questions about the profession of an archivist.

1. Leading archivist M.Bortnovskaya conducts a tour of the archive storage facility

2. Senior researcher M.Vashchenko conducts a lesson on «Genocide of the Belarusian people»

3. Students examine filtration cases of Soviet citizens taken to Germany

4. Participants of the event