“BAKHUMUT — THE FACE OF GENOCIDE (1942-2022)”
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“Bakhmut - the face of the genocide 1942-2022” is an exposition that tells how a beautiful industrial city in Donetsk region became the site of two crimes of totalitarian regimes - with a difference of 80 years. This is a story about the past and present of the city, its tragedies and, most importantly, about those who, despite the horrors of war, remained faithful to humanity and goodness.
The exhibition in Babi Yar symbolically opened on August 1 — after all, it was on August 1, 2022 that the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the start of a ground operation in Bakhmut.
The first “circle” of the exposition is the story in texts, photographs and memories of witnesses of the so-called Bakhmut “Babin Yar” of 1941—1943 (then Bakhmut was Artemivsk), when the city was occupied by the Germans. The second “circle” is represented by footage from Bakhmut in chronological order through the eyes of Ukrainian military correspondents, members of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers — Konstantin and Vlada Liberov, Sergey Korovayny, Andriy Dubchak and Georgy Ivanchenko.
According to the head of NIMZ “Babin Yar” Rosa Tapanova, in Ukraine there is almost no Babin Yar in every region, and there are thousands of stories of the rescue of Jews by Ukrainians that people could not tell for a long time. Now the whole world sees how Russian neo-Nazis commit genocide on our land. The parallels we draw with this exhibition between the actions of the German fascists and the Russian invaders is not a comparison of who is the lesser evil. It is about the fact that evil has the same face, and that evil must be punished.
The continuation of the project was the opening of the exhibition on August 23 at the Museum IX Fort Kaunas. During the opening of the exhibition, the acting Minister of Culture and Information Policy, Rostyslav Karandeev, in a video message, thanked Lithuanians for their constant support and cooperation.
“Today the exposition “Bakhmut. Faces of Genocide 1942/2022” is hosted by a museum that preserves the memory of the mass killings of Jews by the Nazis during World War II in Kaunas. And we remember with sadness everyone who died during the Holocaust. The exhibition presented by NIMZ “Babin Yar” is not only about our common pain, which is more than 80 years old. It is about the terrible present of Donetsk region and all of Ukraine. The genocidal ideology generates the fear of war. But we will fight, defeat and punish all those who participated in crimes against the civilian population,” said Rostislav Karandeev.
Kaunas, according to the head of NIMZ “Babin Yar” Rosa Tapanova, with its rich cultural heritage and history, is an ideal platform for engaging diverse audiences and promoting broader discussion on important issues.
“It is important for us to show the world the parallels between Russia's war crimes in Ukraine today and the genocide committed by the Nazis during World War II. Therefore, I want to celebrate with special gratitude our cooperation with Lithuania, thanks to which we open the first international exhibition of NIMZ “Babyn Yar”, — said Rosa Tapanova.
“The exhibition is interesting and unique in that its creators try to combine the painful experiences of the past with the traumatic reality of the present. No one else can convey this better and more truthfully than Ukrainians, who face a brutal war every day. This exhibition is literally imbued with a sense of connection between the past and the present,” said Marius Pechulis, director of the Museum of IX Fort Kaunas.
The exhibition presents documents and photographs from the funds of the Bakhmut Museum of Local Lore, which provide a detailed chronology of historical events and allow to assess the scale of the Nazi crimes of 1942. Here you can get acquainted with unique archival materials, eyewitness memories and documents that became important evidence at the Nuremberg trial, and which, with the beginning of the modern genocide, managed to be preserved. The exhibition pays great attention to artistic installations that broaden perceptions and convey the emotional impact of these historical events.
