Event «Archives of Belarus – the keeper of historical memory» with I.A.Borodina, director of the Institution «Zonal State Archives in Slutsk»

On May 8, 2025, a meeting «Archives of Belarus – the keeper of historical memory» was held with I.A.Borodina, director of the Institution «Zonal State Archives in Slutsk», dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War.

Irina Antonovna told the 9th and 10th grade students of the State Educational Institution «Secondary School No.6 of Slutsk» and library readers invited to the event about the work of the Slutsk archive on the creation of information banks and databases on heroic events, participants and perpetuation of their memory. The Director of the Institution «Zonal Archive in Slutsk» gave a presentation «Historical and Documentary Memory of the Great Patriotic War». The information provided enriched the knowledge of those present about the heroic events and tragic pages of the Great Patriotic War, allowed them to feel the scale of the disasters suffered and the high price of Victory.

A library employee spoke about how the memory of the great feat of the Soviet people is preserved in books, films, and memorials.

A documentary film «History of the Great Victory» was shown for the participants of the event.

Also of great interest to those present were the documentary exhibition «Documents of the Archive Testify» and the literary and historical exhibition «The Great Victory is 80 Years Old».

In the photos: During the event.