»Kulturschicht. Die Deutschen von Altai« Dokumentarfilm von Boris Schwarzmann, 2022, 65 Min.

In the organizer's words:

Venue: Central Library in KAP 1, Herzkammer, Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 1, 40210 Düsseldorf

The Altai Mountains stretch along the border between Kazakhstan, Russia, China and Mongolia. As early as the time of Tsar Peter I, German scientists and mining engineers explored this region in order to advance the industrialization of the Russian Empire. Towards the end of the 19th century, German farmers from the Volga region settled in the fertile steppe at the foot of the high mountains in search of new settlement areas. But their fate was to prove extremely eventful.

In this documentary, actor Waldemar Hooge, an enthusiastic historian, follows in the footsteps of the German settlers in the Altai. He provides fascinating insights into their lives in Central Asia.

Afterwards, director Boris Schwarzmann, producer Katja Beil and Waldemar Hooge will provide insights into the making of the film and its historical background.