On December 18, 2008, in the National Library of Belarus took place the opening of the book and documentary exhibition “History of Belarus: the formation of national state system” organized in cooperation with National Archive of the Republic of Belarus and timed to the 90th anniversary of the establishment of Belarusian Soviet Socialistic Republic (BSSR).
At the Gallery-Exhibition Section of the National Library of Belarus are displayed about 300 materials: books, encyclopedias, works, scientific papers, collected works and materials, textbooks, monographs, and other materials issued in the given time and revealing the Republic’s life. National Archive of the Republic of Belarus exhibits 100 original documents: documents of Belarusian National Committee, Charters of Belarusian People’s Republic, warrants of delegates of the 6th Northwest conference RKP (b) in Smolensk, journals of the Central Bureau of communist Party of Bolsheviks of Belarus, and manuscripts and the first official issues of the BSSR establishment Manifesto.
In the event participated: L.G. Kiryukhina, Deputy Director for library science and public relations; V.I. Adamushko, candidate of historical sciences, Director of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus Department for archives and record keeping; A.A. Kovalyenya, Doctor of History, Director of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Institute of History; V.F. Ladysyev, Doctor of History, Professor of Belarusian State University and V.V. Skalaban, Candidate of historical sciences, head of National Archive of the Republic of Belarus document publications department.
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