War – through the destinies of people of different nationalities – is shown at an exhibition in Ivye

The Ivye Museum of National Cultures is hosting an exhibition dedicated to the events of the period from the autumn of 1939 until the liberation of the Ivye District from the Nazi invaders in early July 1944. This hall depicts the war through the destinies of people of different nationalities. The only museum of national cultures in Belarus is located in Ivye. It conveys the history of four religions through exhibits and the destinies of people: Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Islam, and Judaism. The "History of the Indigenous Population" hall explores the traditions and rituals of Christians who have lived on this land since time immemorial. The "Belarusian Tatars" exhibition focuses on the Tatars who settled here in the XV century. Information about Jews is collected in the "Belarusian Jews" hall. Before the Great Patriotic War, they constituted 70% of the urban population.