GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR MUSEUM : PART 4 - MINSK, BELARUS - 4TH AUGUST 2020

MINSK, BELARUS
E15:S02 - 4TH AUGUST 2020
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GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR MUSEUM - PART 4 -
The Belarusian State Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War was the world’s first museum to tell the story of the bloodiest war of the 20th century, and the only one in Belarus created during the years of Nazi occupation. Today it is one of the most important and biggest war museums in the world, along with the well-stocked museums in Moscow, Kiev, and New Orleans. In those terrible years Belarus lost every third resident. More than 3 million people died, including about 50,000 partisans and underground fighters. Throughout the country there were 250 death camps, including the infamous Trostenets, one of the largest after Auschwitz, Majdanek and Treblinka...

The current premises of the museum are impressive not only due to their scale but also symbolism that reflects major milestones of the history of 1941-1945. The composition represents four main blocks to match the number of years of the war and the army fronts that took part in Belarus’ liberation. The front facade looks like a festive salute: 11 sparkling rays made of stainless steel to symbolize the Great Victory and at the same time 1,100 tragic days and nights of Minsk’s occupation. The serious sheen of the metal used for the decoration "speaks" of the war while the golden sparkle of the glass signifies the victory and the greatest treasure that is peace. Directly above is a 45-meter stela Minsk – Hero City. It was opened in 1985 for the 40th anniversary of the Great Victory. The sculpture Mother Motherland is located nearby. The Heroes Square is embellished by a fountain of 170 jets to match the number of Belarusian populated localities that were liberated by the Soviet army during the war.

The museum has dedicated over 3,000m2 to over 8,000 exhibits that tell the story of the Great Patriotic War. There are about 145,000 rarities in the museum’s storage. They were collected during military operations in Eastern Europe and Germany and were presented by embassies of various countries in time of peace. The exhibits are divided into 28 collections and showcased in ten themed halls: World and the war; World before and in the first years of World War II; Road of the war; Beginning of the Great Patriotic War. Defense in Belarus in summer 1941. The battle of Smolensk. The battle of Moscow of 1941-1942; Turning point of the war. The Soviet home front; Nazi occupation regime on the territory of Belarus in 1941-1944; Partisan movement and anti-fascist underground resistance in Belarus. Participation of Soviet people in European resistance movements of 1941-1945; Liberation of Belarus. The defeat of the Nazi Germany, its allies, and the militarist Japan; Belarus after the liberation. The years 1944-1950. Memory of the war; Heirs of the Great Victory. The exposition ends in the magnificent Hall of Victory representing a glass dome of the Reichstag Building where the Soviet soldiers placed the Victory Banner in 1945. Inside the transparent dome is decorated with a stained-glass panel depicting a stork which is a symbol of Belarus. It offers a breathtaking view of the city, the Svisloch River and the Victory Park.
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