At the “Poems on the Asphalt” festival, Alexander Fiaduta donated to the Museum a document that, during a certain period, was his only official identification. Today, this paper becomes part of the Museum’s collection — both as a fragment of personal history and as testimony to an era.

The document stands as another tangible piece of evidence of how the Belarusian state violates the fundamental principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, effectively leaving individuals in a state of de facto statelessness. It reminds us that even in the 21st century, a person’s fate may depend on a single sheet of paper — a document that determines one’s legal existence.

We are grateful for this trust and continue building an archive of living history.

The collection of the Museum of Free Belarus continues to grow.

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