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First published in Berliner Gazette 09/06/2025
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First published in Berliner Gazette 09/06/2025
English
German
Editor, Translater: Berliner Gazette
Supported by
Scholarship Kunstfonds Bonn
The Soviet vision of seamless transformation – for example, converting peatlands into energy sources and arable land, and people into compliant laborers – was largely realized. However, this transformation left behind traces of persistent violence, such as smoldering ‘zombie’ fires that erupt into large-scale wildfires every 10 to 15 years, increased greenhouse gas emissions, and the oral histories of workers injured by relentless physical labor.
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