Grāmata “Mātes Sibīrijā” īsā laikā ir kļuvusi populāra, nav šaubu ka tā drīz kļūs par bibliogrāfisku retumu, tāpat kā “Skola Sibīrijā”. Vēsture atkārtojas- karš Ukrainā, piespiedu bēgļu gaitas un varmācīgā cilvēku deportācija uz Krievijas nomalēm izrādās mūsdienu realitāte. Paldies visiem, kas popularizē un iegādājas grāmatu, veicinot fonda darbu. Pirmdien, 10. janvārī gaidāma intervija ar Dzintru Geku “Rīta Panorāmā” LTV1.
Elitas Veidemanes raksts par grāmatu 4. janvārī “Neatkarīgajā rīta avīzē”.
2022. gada 22. decembrī Latviešu biedrības namā notika Sibīrijas bērnu Eglīte un grāmatas “Mātes Sibīrijā ” atklāšana. Bija ieradušies ap 60 cilvēku. Uzstājās Dzintra Geka, Jānis Lūriņš lasīja fragmentus no grāmatas un teica runu mācītājs Gunārs Kalme. Uzstājās mūziķi Raimonds Tiguls – henga , Magdalēna Geka- vijole un Jānis Ļūmanis- akordeons. Continue reading »
“Fonds Sibīrijas bērni” izdevis jaunu grāmatu “Mātes Sibīrijā”. Grāmatā apkopotas intervijas ar 1941.gada 14.jūnijā izsūtītajām mātēm un viņu bērniem, apkopoti interviju fragmenti no 1941. gada 14. jūnijā izsūtīto bērnu atmiņu stāstiem. 1941. gadā uz Sibīriju aizvestie bērni lūdza, lai kādreiz izdodu grāmatu par Mātēm. Latviešu sievietēm, kuras no pārticīgas dzīves, no labklāīgām mājām nokļuva Sibīrijas sādžās, netīrībā, šaurībā, badā, aukstumā. Šifona kleitās mātes gāja taigā zāģēt kokus, noskrandušām drēbēm vakarā atgriezās būdās. Mātes atdeva bērniem niecīgo maizes devu un nomira bada nāvē. 1941. gada 14. jūnijā no Latvijas deportēja 15 424 Latvijas iedzīvotājus. Deportācija lielā mērā ietekmēja sievietes – esot atšķirtām no saviem vīriem, uzņemoties visas rūpes par bērniem, vecākiem.Viņām ar visiem iespējamiem līdzekļiem bija jācīnās par fizisko izdzīvošanu, tālu prom no ierastās vides, jāaudzina bērni, jāspēj veidot ģimenes sajūtu, jāpārdzīvo daudzas fiziskās un morālās ciešanas – vīra, arī bērnu zaudējums. Psihologu pētījumi liecina, ka deportācijas radītās traumas atstāj pēdas un tiek pārmantotasarī nākamajā paaudzē.
1946. gadā, kad bērnus bāreņus drīkstēja sūtīt uz Latviju, dažas mātes izdarīja pašnāvību, lai bērni varētu atgriezties Dzimtenē. 2000. gadā, kad sākām meklēt un intervēt Sibīrijas bērnus, dažas mātes vēl satikām, šajā grāmatā ir viņu atmiņas. Visvairāk pārsteidza ciešanas, sāpes, kas bija pārdzīvotas un spēja to atcerēties bez rūgtuma un ļaunuma.
Pagājuši jau vairāk kā 80 gadi, atmiņas zūd, laiks skrien un skan mudinājumi to ātrāk aizmirst. Tad pēkšņi karš Ukrainā. Vēsture atkārtojas, atkal ir nogalināti tēvi, izpostītas ģimenes, deportēti bērni. Tāpēc ir vajadzīga šī grāmata. Lai mēs nekad neaizmirstu… Mūžīga piemiņa latviešu Mātēm.”
Māra Eiduka (citāts no grāmatas) “Mamma gāja meža darbos, šo to ēdamu mums atstāja, bet gadījās, ka citi bērni mūsu ēdienu apēda. Es saslimu… Mēnesi, ejot uz darbu, mamma šausmās gaidīja, vai es būšu dzīva, kad viņa pārnāks no darba. Mamma teica – labāk, ja nelaime nāk nezinot, jo tā pārdzīvot ir šausmīgi. Es slimoju aiz bada” Helēna Lakone (citāts no grāmatas): “Kad mani izsūtīja, man bija 34 gadi. Strādāju kolhozā, raku pagrabu. Tur bija vecākas sievas. Par daudz izraku zemi, trešajā dienā ar lāpstu strādāju tikai stūrī, biju slima. Gribēju nopelnīt. Mums deva maizes normu. Blakus atradās slimnīca, iegāju ārstēties. Mani izmeklēja. Es visa biju sapampusi. Nedrīkstēju vairs iet smagos darbos” Margrieta Silenieks(Otaņķe) (citāts no grāmatas): “Mēs ticējām, ka ar vīriem būsim kopā.To, ka vīru nav, ieraudzījām, kad aizbraucām galā… Prasījām, protams, bet komunistiem bija sava atbilde – viņi nezinot, kur ir mūsu vīri.”
Grāmatas izdevējs “Fonds Sibīrijas bērni”, to var iegādāties pasūtot mājaslapā https://sibirijasberni.lv/shop/product/mates-sibirija/ vai pa tel. 28647939, mēs sūtam arī pa pastu un uz mājām. Grāmatu var iegādāties arī uz vietas studijā Zaķusalā, LTV ēkā, tel. 28647939 vai 29273016.
The film “Road to Siberia, 1941” is an emotional and sad message. It tells about people who return to the places of deportation in Siberia, Yeniseysk, Karaula, Ustjport, Biriliyus, Suhanoy, Penkov. How does it look now? How are these people welcomed and what do the local people in Siberia think? “Don’t forget, don’t betray, don’t forgive in our name,” – so say the children of Siberia.
(c) StudioSB. Latvia, 2021.
Director: Dzintra Geka.
Text author: Valdis Lūriņš.
Cinematographer: Aivars Lubanietis.
Composer: Pēteris Vasks.
The film “The distant land of Siberia Why March 25, 1949?” now is available with English subtitles. The film was shown on Latvian Television 1 on March 25, 2021.
On August 23, 2022, TV24 22:00 hosted the discussion “What does history teach? Remember or forget?”
The discussion was moderated by Sandy Semyonov. The following participated in the discussion:
Marija Krumiņa, deported in 1941 at the age of 9 months, spent 16 years in Siberia, still works as an eye doctor, has been on expeditions in Siberia many times, in the Krasnoyarsk region in the camp Ŗherti, her father, priest Rumba, died.
Nagezda Novosjolova, born in 1949 in the camp in Igarka, daughter of exiled Laima Āriņa, mother died in Siberia, Nagezda came to Latvia in 1993, speaks Latvian poorly, because she froze to the wall of the barracks as a child and her nerves are frozen. A movie “Igarka, Hope and Butterfly” was made about Nagezda.
Andris Bumbulis, born in Krasnoyarsk district in 1952, mother deported from Latvia, father Armenian, parents met in Siberia. Andris is a retired border guard captain and ready to fight for Latvia.
Pastor and historian Guntis Kalme, who took part in all the expeditions, the furthest was to the northern ice ocean, Tolstij nos, where Latvians are buried, we brought a cross and a memorial plaque to Otilija Vitola.
Fragments from the films “The Balance of Siberia” and “Igarka, Hope and Butterfly” were shown.
June 14 marks the 81st anniversary of the deportations of June 14, 1941.
10:00 In the Palace of the President of Latvia, President Egils Levits met with the repressed, winners of the drawing and writing competition. The winners of the drawing and writing competition had arrived from all over Latvia as well as from France, who received cash prizes, gifts from the President’s Chancellery, the book “Siberian Children 1949”, as well as jury prizes. Singers Armands Birkens sang and played a psaltery ensemble. The jury of the drawing competition was chaired by sculptor Regīna Deičmane, the jury of the drawing competition was chaired by teacher Liveta Sprūde.
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Photo from the President’s Photo Archive.
15:00 at Cinema KSuns and 22:00 LTV1 could watch the documentary film from the cycle “Far Land Siberia. Born There ” can be watched on the LSM portal
18:00 A concert for Deportees took place in Old st. Gertrude Church, the Latvian Radio Choir sang, Kristīne Adamaite, organist, soloist Jānis Kurševs, musicians performed compositions by Latvian composers (J. Ivanovs, L. Garūta, P. Vasks, etc.)
The number of works submitted for the 2022 competition is indeed a considerable total of 439
paintings and drawings for all age groups. Undoubtedly, students, teachers, including parents,
who have promoted the involvement of children and young people, go deep into the difficult
topics of Latvia’s history. In the continuous and inexhaustible flow of information, it is important
that someone is able to speak more deeply. Looking at the works of children and young people,
it is impossible not to think about the reality that we are all “breathing in the back of our head”
today, in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its consequences. It remains
almost physically unfortunate, noticing a frighteningly similar episode, a situation embedded in
the drawing that seems to have just been seen in one of the current news channels.
Even as adults, it is impossible for us to step out to distance ourselves and try to grasp what is
happening so fast. What happens to children, in the minds of very young people, when they
begin to notice a certain “repetition of history” in a geographical area close to them, we can
only guess. The members of the jury are also just people. People who are most addressed in
children’s work by direct emotionality, a confident handwriting and a composition whose
persuasiveness lies in the true desire to tell the “Siberian story” more clearly. When evaluating
the works not for the first year, it must be repeatedly admitted that the works submitted by the
youngest and middle group children are the most disarming. There, the participant has not yet
been overwhelmed by the paralyzing fear of drawing a “wrong” hand, foot or nose, but the main
thing is to feel the “skin” of the event, which opens a living expression. A child’s talent (and
well, if delicately guided by a skilled teacher) then allows for stroke dynamics, saturated active
or restrained coloring – depending on intent. Imaginations created by the imagination of events
that
have come to this day through the stories of eyewitnesses. The children of the older group,
who are naturally expected to have both a more thorough understanding of history and a more
mature focus on the technical performance of their work, can no longer “get through” with the
naive directness of childhood. Painting and graphics also demonstrate not only the
management of means of expression but also thinking. Therefore, the jury is pleased to find a
rather rare, but noteworthy, original view of the topic each time.
The competition is a competition, it highlights the brightest examples, but it should be borne in
mind that behind each of the other works there is a certain young person who has for some
time hindered his or her thoughts on a topic important to the Latvian nation. Probably thinking
about where we come from and where we go.
Ieva Jurjāne, artist
2022 essay competition for students “Children of Siberia 1941/1949 – Children of Exile 1944” RESULTS
Winners of the 2022 composition competition
Group 1
1st place. Nellija Tiesnese
2nd place. Elizabete Mieze
3rd place. Elizabeth Vasilyeva
Group 2
1st place. Linda Kalniņa
2nd place. Marianna Laime-Babre
3rd place. Paula Bička
Group 3
1st place. Denise Marta Medinika
2nd place. Klaudija Dembovska
3rd place. Anna Jansone
About the Siberian Children’s Drawing Competition.
The number of works submitted for the 2022 competition is indeed a considerable total of 439 paintings and drawings for all age groups. Undoubtedly, students’ teachers, including parents, who have promoted the involvement of children and young people, go deep into the difficult topics of Latvia’s history. In the continuous and inexhaustible flow of information, it is important that someone is able to speak more deeply. Looking at the works of children and young people, it is impossible not to think about the reality that we are all “breathing in the back of our eyes” today, in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its consequences. It remains almost physically unfortunate, noticing a frighteningly similar episode, a situation embedded in the drawing that seems to have just been seen in one of the current news channels. Even as adults, it is impossible for us to step out to distance ourselves and try to grasp what is happening so fast. What happens to children, in the minds of very young people, when they begin to notice a certain “repetition of history” in a geographical area close to them, we can only guess. The members of the jury are also just people. People who are most addressed in children’s work by direct emotionality, a confident “handwriting” and a composition whose persuasiveness lies in the true desire to tell the “Siberian story” more clearly. When evaluating the works not for the first year, it must be repeatedly admitted that the works submitted by the youngest and middle group children are the most disarming. There, the participant has not yet been overwhelmed by the paralyzing fear of drawing a “wrong” hand, foot or nose, but the main thing is to feel the “skin” of the event, which opens a living expression. A child’s talent (and well, if delicately guided by a skilled teacher) then allows for stroke dynamics, saturated active or restrained coloring – depending on intent. Imaginations created by the imagination of events that
have come to this day through the stories of eyewitnesses. The older group of children, who are naturally expected to have both a more thorough understanding of history and a more mature focus on the technical performance of their work, can no longer “get through” with the naive directness of childhood. Painting and
graphics also demonstrate not only the management of means of expression but also thinking. Therefore, the jury is pleased to find a rather rare, but noteworthy, original view of the topic each time.
The competition is a competition, it highlights the brightest examples, but it should be borne in mind that behind each of the other works there is a certain young person who has for some time hindered his or her thoughts on a topic important to the Latvian nation. Probably thinking about where we come from and where we go.
Ieva Jurjāne, artist
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2022 drawing competition for students “Children of Siberia 1941/1949” RESULTS
Group 1 (6 – 10 years)
1st place Sofia Shabanova
2nd place Timur Lapkovsky
3rd place Emil Kroich
Special awards
Līvija Apsīte (special award presented by Regīna Deičmane)
Matīss Leinis (special award presented by Regīna Deičmane)
Nils and Ieva Mets (special award presented by Dzintra Geka)
Mark Zvejnieks (special award presented by Giors Geks)
Group 2 (11 – 14 years)
1st place Raivis Svētiņš
2nd place Megija LuīzeTūtiņa
3rd place Līva Amberga
Special awards
Liele Dergachova (special award presented by Mara Alena)
Dairis Permanickis (special award presented by Linda Lūse)
Evelīna Neilande (special award presented by Ieva Jurjāne)
Group 3 (15 – 19 years)
1st place Dagmara Dumbra-Dumbrovskis
2nd place Patricia Žaimunde
3rd place Angelika Percova
Special awards
Daniela Ryabova (special award presented by Roberts Muzis)
Rihards Knostenbergs (special award presented by Ieva Jurjāne)
