Audiences of the play "The box from the Volga" (Die Kist‘ von der Wolga) experience, first hand, the history of the Volga Germans and get to take part in important events from the past. The actors make history tangible by embodying key cultural heritage figures, some of whom are real, such as the armorer Christian Züge from Gera, who went among the Russian colonists in search of adventure, then fled Russia and later published his experiences as a memoir. This offer can be booked through the Cultural Office for Russian-Germans.
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This literary stage play about the history of the Volga Germans is a project by the Russian-German Theatre in Niederstetten and the Cultural Office for Russian-Germans. The play commemorates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Volga Republic and tells the (his)story of the Volga Germans. Referencing a large number of texts written by German-speaking authors in Russia over two centuries – most of which have been largely forgotten by history – the actors span an epic narrative arc from the time of emigration from Germany in the 18th century to the 20th century, when, under Stalin, hundreds of thousands of Russian-Germans were forced to leave their homes.
The actors Maria and Peter Warkentin provide an insight into the history of the Volga Germans with their play. XXX / Kulturreferat für Russlanddeutsche, Free access - no reuse
The actors Maria and Peter Warkentin provide an insight into the history of the Volga Germans with their play. XXX / Kulturreferat für Russlanddeutsche, Free access - no reuse
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