Webdocu "We, too, are stepping down from our role" Web documentary about the German Drama Theater in Temirtau and the Germans in the Soviet Union between staying and leaving.
Background Article "Wherever the Russian Settles in Asia, the Country Immediately becomes Russian." (Dostoevsky) The Russian Empire's conquest of Central Asia began with the capture of the city of Tashkent in 1865. Numerous reasons have been put forward for the gradual but continual expansion that followed, but the term “civilizing mission” stands out in particular. What was the intention behind this conquest in the second half of the 19th century and how did it relate to colonization efforts?
Object Story A toolbox with a secret compartment Many museum objects hold secrets: Not infrequently, their origin and maker, their age, or their various owners are hardly known, if at all. Often, one has to rely on assumptions and guesses. A toolbox from present-day Kazakhstan, however, is a bearer of secrets in more ways than one.
Cultural office Cultural Office for Russian Germans Who are the Russian Germans? What were their experiences in the Soviet Union? How has their integration in Germany taken shape in the past and how is it continuing to evolve today? Russian-German repatriates are one of the largest migrant groups in Germany. Nevertheless, the majority of the...
My name is Eugen "Thirteen young Russian Germans bear the name Eugen. They have never met each other, yet they share a striking experience: they were all formerly called Evgenij. Their stories and experiences are unique. The author Eugen Litwinow travelled with them into the past, sharing long conversations about...
Research institute Nordost-Institut The research of the Nordost-Institut centers around the history and culture of the countries from Poland to Russia. The focus is on the manifold interconnections of these regions with German history. Therefore, questions of relationship and regional history are pursued as well as aspects of minority...
Transfer project | Infrastructure project Onlineportal Geschichte und kulturelles Erbe im östlichen Europa (Copernico) Within the framework of two projects funded by the Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), the Herder Institute for Historical Research on Eastern Central Europe – Institute of the Leibniz Association established the topic-based research portal “Copernico. History and Cultural...
Research project The rural-urban migration of Russian Germans and other national minorities between 1953 and 1982 The 1960s and 70s in the Soviet Union were marked by an ideological aspiration to unify people's social reality. The goal was the completion of the "Soviet citizen". How did the Russian-German minority react to the propagated "Soviet way of life"?
Education and communication project mBook “Russian-German Cultural History” The digital mBook “Russian-German Cultural History” was a workbook published by the Institute for Digital Learning in collaboration with the Museum of Russian-German Cultural History in 2017. Using the example of the Russian-Germans, it conveyed that experiences such as being on the move and...
Background Article “Widdewidde wie sie uns gefällt” – “Just how we like it”. Children’s and young adult books play a special role in their adolescent readers’ search for identity. The example of Kazakhstan shows how positive social visions for a country and its diverse society can be created and communicated especially in fantastic and fairytale-like works.
