Stories from Cold War Hotspots (Tartu)- Suzanne Gentner

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  Suzanne begins by reflecting on the questions regarding whether or not she has heard about the Cold War, if it has affected her or someone she knows, or if it can affect in the future. She was affected by the Cold War as a child and believes it can affect in the future (to which her husband, also in the booth states “if there is...

  Suzanne begins by reflecting on the questions regarding whether or not she has heard about the Cold War, if it has affected her or someone she knows, or if it can affect in the future. She was affected by the Cold War as a child and believes it can affect in the future (to which her husband, also in the booth states “if there is a new one”).
  Suzanne goes on to talk about her childhood in the 1960s, when she was in the third grade, they had nuclear drills in school. They had to hide under their desks, to which she states, “as if that would protect us”. Later on during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the school made them pray to not be annihilated by nuclear weapons.
  Her husband goes on to talk about their background, both growing up in New York, but from different boroughs. He had the same experience in public school, where he also was told to hide under his desk, cover his head, and wait for a while.

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• Identifier NL.FI.0002-0031
• Indexing term Kald krig
• Subject Interview with visitor at the Estonian National Museum in Tartu within the Cold War project 'Stories from Cold War Hotspots'. Stories from Cold War Hotspots is an international research project on the memory of the Cold War in Norway, Estonia, Denmark, Germany and Scottland. The participants are museum visitors in the cities of Bodø, Tartu, Langeland, Berlin and East Fortune, who has shared their reflections, stories and memories on what the Cold War was, and what is perhaps still is today. All interviews were conducted in an interview/confession booth, without an interviewer present. All footage uploaded is raw and unedited material. Subtitles are translated either by translation software or by professional translators.
• Type Video

• Materials and techniques English
• Dimensions 02:02
• Category Intervju