Suchergebnisse

In April 2007, the relocation of the "bronze soldier" in Estonia's capital Tallinn sparked street fighting & diplomatic conflicts with Russia. The dispute became a symbol for the contradictory views of the past in the East & West. In 2004, a memorial stone for Estonian soldiers who fought in German uniform during the Second World War drew international attention. Now, Estonia's government is planning to build a monument to commemorate the country's victory in its war of liberation in 1918-1920. With that, the dispute over monuments is heading into a third round. Adapted from the source document.

In his memoirs, the Uzbek poet Shukrullo Yusupov addresses the upheavals that the Soviet regime unleashed in Central Asia, upheavals that have consequences to this day: the collectivization of agriculture, the break with tradition by changing the alphabet twice, the deportations, imprisonment & camps. His memoirs provide insight into how individuals deal with such upheavals & make it possible to reconstruct historical events. Adapted from the source document.

"Der usbekische Dichter Shukrullo Yusupov behandelt in seinen Erinnerungen jene Umbrüche, die das sowjetische Regime in Zentralasien auslöste und die bis heute Folgen haben: die Kollektivierung der Landwirtschaft, den Traditionsbruch durch den zweifachen Wechsel des Alphabets, Deportationen, Inhaftierung und Lager. Die Erinnerungen eröffnen Einblicke in die individuelle Verarbeitung dieser Umbrüche und gestatten es, die historischen Vorgänge zu rekonstruieren." (Autorenreferat)