We, of course, presented our Books of Memory
The Balakhtinsk Museum prepared a number of stands about repressed
compatriots
One of the stands was not equipped with any materials at all; it was, however,
provided with clothes-pegs
– for the visitors to peg out own photos and
documents
A particularly rich stand was found with - the German community
The Germans from Balakhta had all arrived in their national costumes
The event was opened by the director of the Balakhtinsk Museum Yelena
Mikhailovna Artoshina
Nina Georgievna Lopatina’s task with the museum is the subject of political
repressions
Following the motive "From beyond the wooded island" (Stenka Razin) – a song
about the hard fate of the deported Germans
Former victims of repressions tell stories from their lives
Photos: Aleksei Babiy