Press releases

29 May 2019

Partisan Chronicles: Heroes of the Soviet Motherland. Lizyukov Brothers

MINSK, 29 May (BelTA) - On 3 July 1944 the troops of the 3rd Belorussian Front and the 1st Belorussian Front were rapidly advancing towards Minsk. By the end of the day, the capital of the BSSR was entirely liberated from fascist invaders. On this occasion, the salute was given in Moscow, while Minsk, ruined but liberated from the Nazis, was preparing for a military parade.

A parade of tens of thousands of partisans was scheduled in Minsk on 16 July. Evgeny Lizyukov, one of the organizers and leaders of the partisan movement in Minsk Oblast, was supposed to be there. The squad under his command was heading for Minsk to participate in the parade. However, commander Lizyukov did not make it...

Like his two brothers Aleksandr and Piotr, Evgeny did not live to see the Great Victory. The new page in the Partisan Chronicles is dedicated to the Lizyukov brothers, the heroes of the Great Patriotic War.

A new page in the joint project of BelTA and the Belarusian State Museum of the Great Patriotic War History tells about the heroes – the Lizyukov brothers. 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.