Gomel historians took part in an International scientific conference dedicated to the French-Russian War of 1812

Submitted by ias on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 10:19

International Scientific Conference “The Patriotic War of 1812. Sources. Monuments. Problems ” takes place on the basis of the Borodinskoye Pole Museum-Reserve (Russian Federation) on 7 - 9 September. The event is timed to the 208th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino. During the live broadcast, the director of the museum-reserve Igor Korneev presented a brief historical excursion about the battle of Borodino and the role of Belarusians in its outcome, acquainted the audience with the programs of the State Borodino military-historical museum-reserve, which are being implemented jointly with Belarusian organizations.

The conference was attended by the dean of the Faculty of History S.A. Cherepko, deputy dean S.F. Veremeev and S.N. Rozhkova. Scientists discussed a number of topical issues, in particular, the role and place of the Belarusian provinces in the war of 1812, the problems of the partisan movement in Belarus, attempts to revive the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the defense of the Bobruisk fortress, etc.

S.F. Veremeev

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