Kulturell leben: Deutsch genug? // Buchpromotion Ira Peter

In the organizer's words:

Russian-Germans vote right-wing, only speak Russian and worship Putin. Is that really the case? What is known about the 2.5 million (late) repatriates and their experiences with dictatorship, deportation and the loss of cultural identity? The Russian-German journalist Ira Peter moved with her family from Kazakhstan to Germany when she was nine years old and takes us on a personal and social search for clues.

She talks about the shame of her Soviet migration history, the feeling of being unwanted and the consequences of a failed integration policy. Her book "German enough? Why we finally need to talk about Russian-Germans" opens up new perspectives on an often misunderstood group and invites people to reflect on history, identity and integration.

Ira Peter was born in 1983 in the Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan and has lived in Germany since 1992. She works as a freelance journalist for Zeit online, FAZ, Frankfurter Rundschau and SWR Radio, among others. Since 2017, the award-winning journalist and podcaster (Steppenkinder) has been publicly addressing Russian-German issues. "German enough?" is her first book.

Moderation: Aida Demirović-Krebs

Kulturell leben is a series of events organized by Multikulturelles Forum e. V.,

the Keuning.haus and the Planerladen.