{"id":1026186,"date":"2026-11-06T13:08:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T10:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/en\/?p=1026186"},"modified":"2026-11-06T13:08:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T10:08:46","slug":"staff-from-the-state-archive-of-the-vitebsk-region-took-part-in-a-thematic-meeting-titled-the-history-of-the-vitebsk-region-through-the-lives-of-its-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/en\/news\/1026186","title":{"rendered":"Staff from the State Archive of the Vitebsk Region took part in a thematic meeting titled \u00abThe History of the Vitebsk Region Through the Lives of Its Leaders\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Held at <strong>the V.I.Lenin Vitebsk Regional Library<\/strong>, <strong>the event<\/strong> was dedicated to <strong>the memory of three prominent leaders of the Vitebsk region: Vladimir Kulakov, Sergey Shabashov, and Pyotr Rubis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The State Archive of the Vitebsk Region<\/strong> prepared a presentation on the life and career of <strong>Pyotr Yefimovich Rubis<\/strong>, who served as chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee from 1963 to 1974. His personal collection\u2014along with that of <strong>Sergey Mikhailovich Shabashov<\/strong>, who led the Vitebsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Byelorussia (CPB) from 1971 to 1983\u2014is preserved within the State Archive of the Vitebsk Region.<\/p>\n<p>The materials for the event were compiled by <strong>Yelena Bondareva, head of the Department for Information Retrieval Systems and Automated Archival Technologies at the State Archive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees included <strong>Yelena Nefedova, chair of the Regional Council of Trade Unions<\/strong>; <strong>Sergey Olsevich, chair of the Regional Council of Veterans<\/strong>; <strong>Valeryan Matskevich, chair of the Regional Organization of Veterans of the War in Afghanistan<\/strong>; <strong>Larisa Olenskaya, chair of the Vitebsk City Council of Veterans<\/strong>; <strong>veteran movement activist Zoya Krot<\/strong>; and <strong>Pyotr Shershen, an honorary citizen of the city of Vitebsk<\/strong>. The gathering was welcomed by <strong>Marina Novitskaya, head of the Main Directorate for Ideological Work and Youth Affairs of the Regional Executive Committee<\/strong>, and <strong>Viktor Glushin, deputy chair of the Vitebsk City Executive Committee<\/strong>, who also offered congratulations in anticipation of <strong>the upcoming October Revolution Day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\"  width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"gen_table\">\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1-36.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1089394\" class=\"wp-image-1089394 alignnone size-full\" width=\"60%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>1. The event is opened by Larisa Rogacheva, head of the Local History Department at the Regional Library.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/2-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1089395\" class=\"wp-image-1089395 alignnone size-medium\" width=\"60%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>2. Tatyana Buyevich, Deputy Director of the State Archive of the Vitebsk Region, speaks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/3-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1089396\" class=\"wp-image-1089396 alignnone size-medium\" width=\"60%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/4-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1089397\" class=\"wp-image-1089397 alignnone size-medium\" width=\"60%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>3\u20134. In the hall during the event.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/5-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1089398\" class=\"wp-image-1089398 alignnone size-medium\" width=\"60%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>5. Attendees included (from left to right): Irina Kulakova, daughter of Vladimir Kulakov (Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee and the Regional Council of Deputies from 1984 to 1994); Marina Novitskaya, Head of the Main Directorate for Ideological Work and Youth Affairs of the Regional Executive Committee; Viktor Glushin, Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk City Executive Committee; Vladimir Tsetsokho, a Komsomol and Party official and delegate to the 1st All-Belarusian People&#8217;s Assembly; and Anatoly Brutsky, a local historian and writer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Held at the V.I.Lenin Vitebsk Regional Library, the event was dedicated to the memory of three prominent leaders of the Vitebsk region: Vladimir Kulakov, Sergey Shabashov, and Pyotr Rubis. 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