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Partisan Chronicles: Priest Nikolai Khiltov. A Contact For Partisan Unit
MINSK, 2 January (BelTA) – During the Great Patriotic War, priests living in the occupied territory remained true to the Christian values. They helped partisans, gave shelter to civilians and the Red Army soldiers and preached for the victory of the Red Army.
“Partisan Chronicles: Priest Nikolai Khiltov. A Contact For Partisan Unit” is a new page of the joint project of BelTA and the Belarusian State Museum of the Great Patriotic War History. It is dedicated to senior priest of the Church of John the Precursor in Kletsk District who was an active participant of the resistance movement and died as a martyr at the hands of German invaders.
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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