Stories about moving in the 1930s–1940s based on the memories of families with Finnish and German roots (from field materials)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the memories about moving in the 1930s–1940s of families with Finnish and German roots, whose representatives live in the Murmansk region. The oral history materials, as well as memoirs of relatives were used in the article. The stories contain interesting historical information. As a result of the analysis, common features were identified in stories about moving. It was revealed that for Finns and Germans the most significant event in the stories about moving was deportation on a national basis. The details in the description of the road also coincided. The bombings were most often mentioned. Although the memoirs are subjective in assessing events, they are valuable in that they not only contain historical details of everyday life that are not reflected in official sources, but also help to immerse into the atmosphere of a certain era.