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Partisan Chronicles: Brigade Commander Flegontov

MINSK, 22 May (BelTA) - The collection of handwritten journals of the Belarusian State Museum of the Great Patriots War includes five issues made by the partisan units of the For Motherland Brigade named after Aleksei Flegontov in 1943.

A new page in the joint project of BelTA and the Belarusian State Museum of the Great Patriotic War History tells about Major General Aleksei Flegontov. During the Great Patriotic War he participated in the organization of the partisan movement in Smolensk Oblast and Moscow Oblast, and together with his unit made raids deep behind the enemy lines.

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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