"Shadows of the Past" in Minsk: exhibition of drawings from the Nuremberg trials opened to mark the 80th anniversary of the tribunal
11:11, 3 December
Photo: BELTA
The temporary exhibition "Nuremberg. The beginning of the world. The International Military Tribunal in the drawings of Nikolai Zhukov". The exhibition is organized jointly with the Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the historic trial of Nazi criminals, which began on November 20, 1945.
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The exhibition is based on the graphic works of Soviet artist Nikolai Zhukov, who was sent to Nuremberg and captured the accused in a series of drawings "Shadows of the Past." These portraits, provided by Russian partners, are complemented by physical evidence of crimes from the collections of the Belarusian museum.
"We have backed up the artistic evidence with material evidence. For example, there is a human skull, which was used as a souvenir by the Berlin Air Defense chief. This exhibit is rarely exhibited," said Rimma Rum, the museum's deputy director for scientific work. "Artifacts related to crimes in Belarus and shocking photographs from the Ozarichi camps are also shown."
At the opening of the exhibition, historian Valery Nadtachaev emphasized the continuing relevance of the lessons of Nuremberg. "Unfortunately, not everyone has learned these lessons. Today we see how former allies in the anti—Hitler coalition and the heirs of those who started the war sometimes find themselves in the same camp, opposing the condemnation of the glorification of Nazism," the scientist said.
The exhibition, which, according to the organizers, is especially important for the education of the younger generation, will be available to visitors until December 24, 2025.
