Students from the Brest College of Railway Transport visited the State Archives of the Brest Region

On November 27, 2025, as part of the «Archives for School» campaign, students from the Brest College of Railway Transport, a branch of the Belarusian State University of Transport, visited the State Archives of the Brest Region.

Staff from the Document Use and Publication Department explained the main activities of the archives of the Republic of Belarus, how the State Archives of the Brest Region was created, and what documents it houses. The students were also given a more detailed account of the documents stored in the archives from the Great Patriotic War. During the lecture, the film «History of the Great Victory», produced by the Belarusian State Archive of Film, Photo, and Sound Documents, was shown.

The students then took a tour of the archives, including a visit to the archive storage facility and the laboratory for the repair and restoration of archival documents.

1. Head of the Document Use and Publication Department Galina Kalustova talks to students about documents from the occupation-era archive.

2. College students watching a film.

3. Natalia Yakuta, archivist of the 2nd qualification category, introduces students to the storage conditions for archival documents.

4. In the archival document repair and restoration laboratory.