Oral history with Dzidra Meldere, 1998 October 4 (excerpt)
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Dzidra Meldere recalls the first Soviet occupation starting from June 1940 and the following Nazi German occupation from July 1941. She describes her marriage to Laimonis Lapa and his evasion of mobilization in the Nazi military forces and subsequently in the Soviet Army in 1944. She recounts the announcement of the capitulation of Germany in May 1945. Dzidra and her husband joined the National partisan movement, and she describes it in detail. In 1949, she was arrested, sentenced and sent to the GULAG. Episode about her child birth in prison and his further fate. She recounts her imprisonment, life and work in Karaganda forced labour camps, Kazakhstan SSR. Dzidra recalls her fate and that of Laimonis’ relatives. She remembers the announcement of the death of Stalin in March 1953. She was released in 1956 and returned to the Latvian SSR. Dzidra tells about her life and work after the return.
Description
| Type of resource | moving image |
|---|---|
| Form | videocassette |
| Extent | 3 VHS tapes |
| Place | Latvia |
| Date created | October 4, 1998 |
| Language | Latvian; English |
| Digital origin | reformatted digital |
| Broadcast standard | PAL |
| Sound content | sound |
| Color content | color |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Meldere, Dzidra, 1928- | |
|---|---|---|
| Interviewer | Feldmanis, Andrejs Edvīns | |
| Interviewer | Neimane, Lelde |
Subjects
| Subject | Latvia > History > Soviet occupation, 1940-1941 |
|---|---|
| Subject | Latvia > History > German occupation, 1941-1944 |
| Subject | Anti-communist movements > Latvia |
| Subject | Deportees > Latvia > History > 20th century |
| Genre | Filmed interviews |
Bibliographic information
| Note | Reformatted by Stanford University Libraries in 2015. |
|---|---|
| Note | Latvian with English subtitles |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/pb540gs2988 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- A digital use copy of the digitized files, except for ten edited videos that have been made accessible to the world through SearchWorks, is available in the Special Collections Reading Room for authorized researchers. Content is made available for research purposes only. For permission to access or reproduce, please send a written request to mol-access@lists.stanford.edu.
- Copyright
- Copyright © Occupation Museum Association of Latvia / Latvijas Okupācijas muzeja biedrība. All rights reserved.
Collection
Museum of the Occupation of Latvia audiovisual archive, 1994-2014
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