TomskBlog

From Berlin to Tomsk.
Retracing the journey of a Gastarbeiter in Siberia in the 1930s

[work in progress: documentary film project]

SYNOPSIS: In the 1930s, workers and specialists from Germany,
Britain and the US, hit by economic crisis, flocked
to Stalin's Soviet Union. Siberian winters and constant
surveillance aside, they led privileged expat lives
until they started being sent to Gulags.
This story follows my grandfather's journey.



TomskBlog. A peek into my Siberian research and travels.
The diary reflects the ongoing process with all its
questions, uncertainties, feelings, mistakes and astonishment...
Keep tuned!

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