Belarus. 1941-1945: Feat. Tragedy. Memory

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<b>The Belarussian literature reading room (room 205) is running a book exhibition “Belarus. 19421-1945: Feat. Tragedy. Memory” dedicated to the Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus from July 2 to September 4.</b>
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     The subject of the <i>Great Patriotic War</i> responds with pain in soul of each citizen in Belarus. Our country was the first to attack by the enemy and became an arena for large combat activities. A victory over the enemy was achieved by the value of a large number of victims. Cruelty and mass scale of the occupants’ crimes had no example in the history of new Belarus. The invaders burnt, destroyed and plundered <b>209</b> out of <b>270 </b>towns and district centers, <b>9,200</b> villages. Around three million people died.
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<img width="1000" src="https://www.nlb.by/upload/iblock/9a8/vav_1.jpg" height="612">
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    The exposition is presented by publicist, document and archive materials, memories of veterans, memories of prisoners of concentration camps, art literature – works of Belarussian writers about wartime. Overwhelming majority of the exhibited documents are publications of the last years.
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<i>The books exhibited are available for order through an </i><a href="https://e-catalog.nlb.by/"><i>electronic catalogue</i></a><i> of the National Library of Belarus.</i>
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<i>The opening hours of the exhibition corresponds to the library’s </i><a href="https://www.nlb.by/en/about-the-library/hours-of-operation-/" target="_blank"><i>opening hours</i></a><i>.</i><br>
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    Entrance to the exhibition is available by the library ticket or ticket of the library's social and cultural center.</i>
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     For more info: <a href="tel:375172663737">(+375 17) 293 27 16</a>
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<i>By the Special Collections Service Department</i>
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