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The Trostenets memorial complex is the largest site of mass extermination of people on the territory of Belarus during the years of the Nazi occupation. The concentration camp, along with such notorious camps as Auschwitz, Majdanek, Treblinka, became a symbol of Nazi crimes against humanity. The name “Trostenets” unites several places of mass extermination of people: the Blagovshchina tract, where mass executions were carried out, a camp near the village of Maly Trostenets, located 10 km from Minsk along the Mogilev highway and the Shashkovka tract; – a place of mass burning of people.
After the liberation of the territory from the Nazis, more than thirty mass graves were discovered here, some of which reached a length of 50 meters. Cremation pits were also found, where the Nazis daily burned the bodies of those shot, gassed, and even living people. According to official data, more than 206 thousand people died in Trostenets, but data from the Prosecutor General’s Office indicates no less than 546 thousand victims.
On June 22, 2015, the Trostenets memorial complex with a central monument was opened on the site of the former concentration camp. Gates of Memory", the height of which reaches 10 meters. This monument is a continuation of the memorial built here in the 1960s and symbolizes the enduring memory of the victims of Nazi terror.
Laying flowers
is not only an act of remembrance and respect for the victims, but also an important element of the patriotic education of youth. Such events help to develop in young people a sense of responsibility for preserving historical memory and commitment to humanistic values.
“Today we visited a place that is saturated with the pain and suffering of thousands of people. “I never thought that history could touch so deeply,” one of the first-year students, Arseny Pranovich, shared his impressions. “We must remember these events so that something like this never happens again.”