In Brest held solemn events dedicated to the October Revolution Day

Today, November 7, a solemn rally dedicated to the October Revolution Day was held in Brest. Representatives of different generations gathered at the monument to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin - those for whom the ideas of equality, justice and care for a person remain not only part of history, but also the basis of today's life.

Yuri Segenyuk, First Secretary of the Brest Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus, told how the principles laid down more than a century ago are being continued in modern affairs:

- Today we celebrate the 109th anniversary of Great October. This is an important date for our country: the events of 1917 are connected with the foundations of Belarusian statehood, the formation of social guarantees – an eight-hour working day, affordable education, medical care. The Soviet Union won the Great Patriotic War, restored the destroyed economy, and was the first to send a man into space. Behind all this was a great work and unity of people. It is especially gratifying that by November 7, we are not only remembering the achievements of the past, but also opening objects that people need. In Brest on the eve of the holiday opened a kindergarten, a residential house for teachers. This is a very specific continuation of this tradition: families have new opportunities, everyday life is changing for the better. Today, in a difficult international situation, it is especially important to be together, to know your roots and to cherish what was created by previous generations.

However, the November holiday has another story - not in the dates and achievements, but in the details that hold the memory especially firmly. How they were going to the demonstration with colleagues, how they carried banners, with what mood they walked around the city. For someone, all this is the stories of older people, and for someone – their own youth.

Her memories shared pensioner Valentina Solovey, who came to the rally with her friend Nadezhda Kuzmina. For her, as for many of those gathered, this day is not just a historical date, but a living connection with the past

- I remember how the enterprises gathered: flags, banners, the sea to the people, and people walked with pleasure, with mood. It was a truly national celebration. It’s not just how many people came to the square. What matters is what they came for. People wanted simple things: to eat normally, to raise children, to live so that the family did not need anything. But most importantly, after the revolution, people got the opportunity to learn. Literacy has risen, industry has developed. When knowledge is in the head, life goes forward. That's why we honor this day. We appreciate what we have managed to preserve in Belarus. Today we stand with you, talking, above us a peaceful sky. For me, these are not pathetic words, but the most expensive. And while I'm wearing my legs, I'm coming here on November 7th.

Such memories rarely remain in the circle of peers. They sound at home, at the family table, pop up in conversations about "the way it used to be." At first, children just listen to them. Then they start asking questions. And now an adult brings his children to the square.

In the family of Brest resident Alexander Vasilevich, it happened. At first, the father took his son with him to the November rally, and now they come here together - every year, on November 7. As Alexander admits, for him, interest in the past began not with dates in the textbook, but with stories of loved ones and history lessons, which were conducted enthusiastically at school, with a sincere desire to interest:

- I am interested in history and try not just to remember dates, but to understand how the events of the past affected people’s lives and the development of the country. At school, teachers talked about it enthusiastically, and at home my grandmother shares her memories. My father and I go to a rally together every year, which is a family tradition for me. Here you especially feel that history is not somewhere far away: it sounds in the stories of loved ones and unites different generations. It is important to remember the past in order to understand what our present is built on and how we want to see the future.

And for Victoria Pateychuk and her daughter Anna, the November holiday was woven even into the family calendar. Victoria's maiden name is October. Her daughter was born on November 6, just before the holiday. The family remembers this coincidence with a smile:

- I was an October student at school, and my friends called me that. Now I have the name Pateychuk, but the girl, of course, many remember. My family name was kept by my brother, his daughter. That's how she goes through our family. And when I gave birth to Anya, my friends laughed: how come you, October, didn’t make it to November 7! But behind these jokes and coincidences is something else. Surname is not just a word in the passport, behind it is the history of the family, people who lived before us. And the holiday is the same: while we talk about him at home, while we tell children why people go to the monument on this day, he remains alive. Forget it, there will only be a day off on the calendar.

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