Palace of Independence hosts government session on implementation of historical memory policy

6 января 2022
What is the connection between politics and history? For the first time in the years of independence of Belarus these notions are discussed at the highest level.

A government session on implementation of historical policy is taking place in the Palace of Independence. The year 2022 is the Year of Historical Memory and it is the right time to pay attention to preservation of the heroic heritage of the Belarusian people as well as to systematize research and make corrections in the work on patriotic education of the younger generation. This work today is directly related to national security. The topic is partly new, because until now the issue of politicization of history was not acute in Belarus. The  political course of the country was aimed exclusively at preserving good relations with its neighbors, but the demands of the time must be taken into account.

Historical memory policy, factor of national security

History today is an information battlefield throughout the world. It is a factor of national security in the conditions of global redistribution of spheres of influence. Belarus is not going to rewrite its history. And it is not going to conceal specific facts for fear of hurting someone's feelings with the truth, either. President Alexander Lukashenko suggested making an adequate assessment of historical periods, including the times of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Rzeczpospolita.