Ulrich Merten: 2 books
Voices from the Gulag
The Oppression of the German Minority in the Soviet Union
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
"Voices from the Gulag" draws on a wealth of available sources to tell the story of the German settlements in Russia, from their beginning during the reign of Empress Catherine the Great, to their accomplishments and, finally, their destruction under Stalin. It relates the harsh living conditions...
Forgotten Voices
The Expulsion of the Germans from Eastern Europe After World War II
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
The news agency Reuters reported in 2009 that a mass grave containing 1,800 bodies was found in Malbork, Poland. Polish authorities suspected that they were German civilians that were killed by advancing Soviet forces. A Polish archeologist supervising the exhumation, said, "We are dealing with...