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The presentation of the next stage of the "Historical Streets of Polotsk" project took place in the oldest city of Belarus. Symbolically, it was held in the knight's hall of the former Jesuit college, where the Faculty of Humanities of Polotsk State University named after Euphrosyne of Polotsk is located.
Now, local residents and city guests will be able to learn more about the history of a particular object and get acquainted with interesting events related to it. This will be told by signs with QR codes. Last year, they appeared on the buildings of Nizhne-Pokrovskaya Street, and in 2024 – on Streletskaya Street.
The research was and continues to be carried out by history students of Polotsk State University named after Euphrosyne of Polotsk under the guidance of the First Vice-Rector, **Oksana Golubeva**, and the Senior Lecturer of the Department of History and Tourism, **Alexey Kots**. A large volume of materials was provided by employees of the National Polotsk Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve. Initially, it was planned that the project would only cover the history of Polotsk streets, but during its implementation, it was decided to expand it. Now the project includes information in three areas: buildings and streets; historical events and archaeological sites; personalities.
The project is primarily aimed at tourists, but it is also intended to reveal interesting facts from the history of their hometown to local residents.
Reference "VV": The implementation of the idea began on the initiative of the Chairman of the Polotsk District Executive Committee, **Igor Markovitch**, with the support of his Deputy for Social Affairs, **Svetlana Valyushkina**, within the framework of the state program "Belarus Welcoming". "Historical Streets of Polotsk" organically fit into the regional project "Cornflower Region".