On 19 November, at 5 p.m., a presentation of the literary and educational project “1812. Known and unknown” dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the war of 1812 will take place in the gallery “Rakurs”.
There will be carried out a presentation of the trilogy Zapadny pogranichny region v voenno-strategicheskikh planakh Rossiyskoy imperii (konets ХVIII v − 1812 g) (The Western frontier region in the military-strategic plans of the Russian Empire (the end of the 18th century − 1812)) at the event. This edition has been made by Andrei Lutsevich, an associate professor of the Belarusian State University, for 15 years of his research study. These books are based on a wide range of written materials and images (formerly secret), both published are stored in 10 archives of Belarus, Lithuania, Poland and Russia.
There will also be held the opening of the republican exhibition of children paintings dedicated to the war of 1812. The exhibition is included in the program of the literary educational project. The exposition contains the works of learners from 6 art studios, presenting Gomel, Minsk and Brest. The exhibition will be opened by artist and teacher Vitaly Chernobrisov.
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