According to official data, more than 200 thousand people were killed in Trostenets, the largest death camp in
A capsule with a message for future generations was laid by the president exactly a year ago.
Now the Memorial Trostenets is ready for the official opening. This event was awaited in
The main characters of the opening ceremony are veterans.
As conceived by the architects, the center of the complex is a monument "The Gates of Memory". Anguish, tears and pain. The composition reflects the feelings of prisoners of concentration camps.
After the ceremony, Alexander Lukashenko talks to veterans. Of course, the main wishes for those, who 70 years ago defended the independence and peace of our land, are health and longevity.
Since the beginning of the creation of the memorial complex "Trostenets" the project was under personal control of the Head of State. According to Alexander Lukashenko, the memorial Trostenets should be a common European value.
The victims of the Great Patriotic War are an open wound that is not healed by time. According to Alexander Lukashenko, the construction of a memorial is a matter of honor for Belarusians.