On March 22, all of Belarus traditionally bows its head in sorrow for the victims of the Khatyn tragedy and other innocent people who died during the Great Patriotic War.
A solemn memorial ceremony was held in the Lavrinovka tract, dedicated to the memory of civilians who died in the burned villages of the Gluboksky district. This place has become a symbol of national grief and eternal gratitude to the generation of victors.
Representatives of the district authorities, employees of local enterprises and institutions, as well as activists of public associations and political parties of Glubochchyna took part in the memorial event.
The main theme of the requiem rally held today in the Lavrinovka tract was the parting words of the Chairman of the Gluboksky District Council of Deputies, Vera Telitsa:
"To know your history is to have no future. To remember, so that the tragedy of war never happens again."
Addressing the participants of the event, Vera Mikhailovna noted the extreme importance of preserving the peace won at the cost of millions of human lives. She also emphasized that it is the peaceful course of the state that serves as a guarantee of security and stability.
Living flowers at the foot of the memorial became a silent promise from the living: we remember. We remember the burned villages of Glubochchyna. We remember the 11,807 tortured fellow countrymen. We remember the atrocities of the punitive operation, cynically named "Spring Festival".
Each burning lamp is a symbol of a soul cut short by war, and a sign of descendants' gratitude for the peace granted.
When you see children standing next to adults, it becomes clear: the thread of time has not been broken. Memory lives. And as long as it is alive, peaceful Belarus has a future.
Representatives of the district authorities, employees of local enterprises and institutions, as well as activists of public associations and political parties of Glubochchyna took part in the memorial event.
The main theme of the requiem rally held today in the Lavrinovka tract was the parting words of the Chairman of the Gluboksky District Council of Deputies, Vera Telitsa:
"To know your history is to have no future. To remember, so that the tragedy of war never happens again."
Addressing the participants of the event, Vera Mikhailovna noted the extreme importance of preserving the peace won at the cost of millions of human lives. She also emphasized that it is the peaceful course of the state that serves as a guarantee of security and stability.
Living flowers at the foot of the memorial became a silent promise from the living: we remember. We remember the burned villages of Glubochchyna. We remember the 11,807 tortured fellow countrymen. We remember the atrocities of the punitive operation, cynically named "Spring Festival".
Each burning lamp is a symbol of a soul cut short by war, and a sign of descendants' gratitude for the peace granted.
When you see children standing next to adults, it becomes clear: the thread of time has not been broken. Memory lives. And as long as it is alive, peaceful Belarus has a future.