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Partisan Chronicles: New Year Celebrations During the War

MINSK, 26 December (BelTA) – In the outgoing 1943 the Red Army struck a devastating blow to the enemy and liberated over half of the occupied lands. The partisan movement was rapidly expanding. People believed in the inevitable victory over the enemy in the new 1944.

Even in the difficult wartime the tradition of celebrating the New Year did not go away. It was just that the circumstances, greetings and wishes were different.

“Partisan Chronicles: New Year Celebrations During the War” is a new page of the joint project of BelTA and the Belarusian State Museum of the Great Patriotic War History. The project is based on a unique collection of handwritten partisan journals provided by the Belarusian State Museum of the Great Patriotic War History. The collection was assigned the status of historical and cultural value of international importance (Class 1).

Every week BelTA brings these chronicles to light and posts their digital copies. Each of them sheds light on various aspects of partisans’ life, gives a glimpse into thoughts and feelings of people who risked their lives to fight a battle behind enemy lines.

Till 3 July 2019 BelTA will publish digests of these chronicles and upload their digital versions complementing the unique content with photos from its own archives.

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