The Alley of Memory of Buried Villages is a memorialization of the great tragedy of the Belarusian people, which occurred on April 26, 1986.

Until April 26, 1986, more than 24 thousand people lived in Slaŭharadski district, but after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, almost all of its territory was exposed to radioactive contamination. 

Immediately after the accident, only 2 villages were resettled. Mass resettlement of residents began in 1989. For 5 years, thousands of families had to leave the settlements of the district and moved to Mahilioŭ, Minsk, Drybinsk and Babrujsk districts. In 1995, several collective farms and three village councils were liquidated on this territory. 

In 1996, in memory of these events, a memorial alley was opened in Slaŭharad in memory of the buried villages.

Publication date: 10.08.2023.

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