{"id":1022527,"date":"2026-01-15T17:08:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/en\/?p=1022527"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:08:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:08:47","slug":"the-state-archives-of-the-vitebsk-region-organized-events-for-participants-in-the-third-regional-stage-of-the-republican-olympiad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/en\/news\/1022527","title":{"rendered":"The State Archives of the Vitebsk Region organized events for participants in the third (regional) stage of the Republican Olympiad"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of the \u00abArchives for School\u00bb<\/strong> campaign, the State Archives of the Vitebsk Region<\/strong> organized events for participants in the third (regional) stage of the Republican Olympiad in academic subjects (Russian and Belarusian languages)<\/strong>. Lectures were given on the participation of natives of the Vitebsk Region in the creation of the national symbols of Belarus and on the history of the liberation of the Vitebsk region from Nazi invaders, along with a film screening produced by the BGAKFFD<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Elena Bondareva<\/strong> gave a lecture on the history of the national symbols of Belarus. It was noted that natives of the Vitebsk region participated in the creation of each of the symbols.<\/p>\n

Belarus was the first country in the world to use a national ornament as an element of its national flag<\/strong>. In 1951, the Supreme Soviet of the BSSR commissioned the Academy of Sciences to create a design for a new flag for the republic. A sketch of an ornamental pattern woven onto a towel by Matryona Markevich from the village of Kostelishche in the Senno District was found in the pre-war archives of the Belarusian Industrial Council. This pattern was called \u00abRising Sun\u00bb. Based on this, artist Mikhail Gusev prepared a design for the flag, which was collegially approved in December 1951.<\/p>\n

In 1919, Valentin Volkov moved to Belarus. He became a teacher first at the People’s Art School in Velizh, Vitebsk Province (1919\u20131923), then at the Vitebsk Art College (1923\u20131929). From then on, Volkov’s entire life was connected with Belarus. In 1926, Valentin Volkov was invited to participate in a competition to design the national emblem of the Belarusian Republic<\/strong>. The competition jury recognized his design as the best, and, with some modifications, this national emblem of the BSSR still exists today.<\/p>\n

On September 17, 1955, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus adopted the Resolution \u00abOn the National Anthem of the Byelorussian SSR\u00bb<\/strong>. The music chosen was that of Nestor Fyodorovich Sokolovsky. After Belarus gained independence, the question of a national anthem arose again. Since 1995, the Belarusian anthem has been sung without lyrics. In 2002, a new competition was announced. Composers and poets proposed five versions of the new anthem, including Sokolovsky’s music, with lyrics written by poet Vladimir Karizna.<\/p>\n

The liberation of the Vitebsk region from the Nazi invaders began in October 1943. The Liozno district was the first in the Vitebsk region to defeat the occupiers as a result of heavy offensive fighting that took place from October 7 to 10, 1943. It was over the town of Liozno that the first Red Banner in the Vitebsk region was raised, symbolizing liberation from the German yoke. It was hoisted on the dome of the former church by Lieutenant K.F. Kanyshkov, commander of the commandant’s platoon. The newsreel \u00abLiberation of Vitebsk\u00bb, produced by the Belarusian State Archives of Film and Television (BSAF), contains unique footage of the liberated Liozno region (1943). Deputy Director Tatyana Vladimirovna Buevich<\/strong> shared this story.<\/p>\n

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1. Elena Mikhailovna Bondareva, Head of the Department of Information Systems and Automated Archival Technologies of the State Archives of the Vitebsk Region, will give a lecture on the participation of natives of the Vitebsk Region in the history of the creation of state symbols of Belarus for participants in the third (regional) stage of the Republican Olympiad in academic subjects.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2. Valentin Viktorovich Volkov (April 19, 1881 \u2013 November 8, 1964), People’s Artist of the BSSR, winner of the competition to create the state emblem of the BSSR in 1926 and its subsequent version in 1938, teacher at the Vitebsk Art College (1923\u20131929).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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3. Nestor Fyodorovich Sokolovsky (November 9, 1902 \u2013 November 13, 1950), a native of the village of Veshki, Dokshitsy District, Vitebsk Region, a Belarusian Soviet composer, folklorist, and author of the music for the National Anthem of the Byelorussian SSR and the current National Anthem of the Republic of Belarus.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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4. Matryona Markevich (n\u00e9e Katser) (with her husband and son), a native of the village of Kostelishche, Sennensky District, Vitebsk Region, wove the \u00abRising Sun\u00bb pattern in 1917, which forms the basis for the design of the National Flag of the Republic of Belarus.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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5. Tatyana Vladimirovna Buevich, Deputy Director of the State Archives of the Vitebsk Region, gives a lecture on the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders with a screening of a film prepared by the Belarusian State Academy of Film and Television Arts (BSAFTA) for participants in the third (regional) stage of the Republican Olympiad in academic subjects.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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