A ceremonial presentation of state awards to employees of the archive sector at the Palace of the Republic, Minsk

A ceremonial presentation of state awards to best representatives of various fields took place at the Palace of the Republic (Minsk) on 19 December 2018. By order of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, the state awards were presented by Prime Minister of Belarus Sergey Rumas.

The employees of the archive sector were decorated with the high government awards: Medal “For Labor Service” was presented to Albina Aleksandrova, chief archivist, head of finding aids and 14th-18th century records at the National Historical Archives of Belarus; Francis Skorina Medal was awarded to Vladimir Denisov, chief archivist, head of exhibition activities at the National Historical Archives of Belarus. Also, the staff of the National Historical Archives of Belarus was awarded the Diploma of Commendation from the President of the Republic of Belarus, for big contribution to the preservation of national archival holdings, development of archive business and historical science.