Research Project “Seeing history through the eyes of others”(2007/08)

Memorial sites as a medium of remembrance – this was the focus of the research project “Seeing history through the eyes of others”, completed by young historians from Germany and Russia between May 2007 and May 2008.

The lady responsible for initiating and heading the research project, which included visits to memorial sites for victims of political repressions in Germany and Russia, was Ekaterina Makhotina, a student of East European Studies. The project was subsidised by the “Europe History Workshop” program, the Remembrance, Responsibility and Future Foundation, the Robert Bosch Foundation and the Munich University Society. The project ended with a two-day conference in Munich on May 6 and 7, 2008, which was attended by both German and Russian students.

To complement Ekaterina Makhotina’s Master’s dissertation, a documentary entitled “The Stalin Era in Karelia” was made by Irina Papakhova. Those who are interested can watch the film on the website of the Elite Network of Bavaria.