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25 April (BelTA) – The Internet project Chronicle of Victory by the Belarusian news agency BelTA was named among the winners of the annual Internet Award TIBO 2015, BelTA informs.

BelTA’s project was recognized winner in the nomination “Website dedicated to the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.” Belarusian First Deputy Information Minister Igor Lutsky noted that the nomination featured Internet resources about the heroic struggle of the Soviet people. He believes that such IT projects are important for the education of young Belarusians as they provide them with an opportunity to have a closer look at the history and help preserve the memory of the war.

The website provides information about the battles that set the course of the Second World War and were decisive for the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War. A separate section is dedicated to the chronicle of Belarus’ liberation. The section History of One Photo contains the stories told by the people depicted in the photos.

The website features many unique photographs that give a glimpse of the life during the Great Patriotic War. Among the photographs there are works by BelTA’s photo journalists about the battles of the war, about people who lived on the territory occupied by the Nazi invaders, and about Belarus’ post-war reconstruction. Jointly with the National Library of Belarus, BelTA prepared a section with photocopies of a famous Soviet satirical newspaper.