The National Library of Belarus held an event dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Azaryčy camps.
During the meeting, German history professors Christoph Rass and Adam Kerpel-Fronius also spoke about the culture of remembrance in Germany. At the same time, an exhibition presented about 30 documents from the collections of the National Library were presented, including books written on the basis of prisoners’ memories and other materials dedicated to research on this topic.
The presentation of the book Polesse: Tragedy and Memory: Crimes of the Wehrmacht: Azarychi concentration camp, 1944, written by Arkadz Shkuran and Mikhail Sinkevich, prisoners of Azaryčy, also coincided with the memorable date. In 700 pages, the study covers a wide range of source material, including photos, documentary facts and memories of those who saw and experienced the brutal events of March 1944.
“Раніцай была абсалютная цішыня. Ні брэху сабак, ні стрэлаў”. 75 год таму вызвалены лагер смерці Азарычы ФОТЫ. Access via: nashaniva.com/227209/, 19.03.2019 (last checked 30.06.2024).
