Primorsky State Museum named after VK Arsenyev opens the exhibition "Faith. Hope. Manchuria. Russian Old Believers in the photos of the Japanese scientist Yamadzoe Saburo. 1938-1941."
Exhibition presents a unique collection of photographs from the archives of the museum. In pictures - Russian Old Believer village Romanovka that emerged in the middle of Manchuria, near the line of the Chinese Eastern Railway (CER). Farmers-conservatives, who fled in the early 1930s from the Soviet collectivization of Primorye and repression, gave him the name in memory of the Russian imperial family and lived, firmly keeping the foundations of faith and hope that now fate has given them a chance for a peaceful and dignified life. Noteworthy that just three years Romanovka, founded in 1936 m, has a thriving village.
Made these shots Japanese scientist biochemist Yamadzoe Saburo (1908-2007). In the 1930s and early 1940s, researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Territorial Development (which will be served Yamadzoe Saburo) studied the experience of successful survival of Russian in their new Manchu conditions.
These photos as a reminder of Romanovka long kept biologist Professor H. Saburo and shortly before his death, gave them to the Tokyo-known Professor Nakamura-slavyanistu Esikadzu. Who in turn handed them over to the Seaside State Museum named after VK Arsenyev.
In photos related to the pre-war years 1938-1941. and saved by a Japanese scientist H. Saburo, you can see at that time actively inhabited lands of Manchuria, to understand the difficulties of survival overcome Romanovka residents. The successful experience of new land was important and relevant to Japan, so they are sent to specially Romanovka its scientists representatives.
Gradually, by the mid 1950s Romanovka, who was at that time already in China, empty: some followed arrested fathers, husbands and brothers in the Soviet Union, while others were in South America, in Australia, in the U.S
Memories of the villagers commented at the exhibition photos. In addition, the exhibition features original things villagers, separated from their owners all the burdens of nearly a century of wandering: chests, costumes, beads, etc. l'estovki connection photographic portraits with authentic "voice", comments pictures and objects gives an amazing of presence, and Romanovka "appears" from the past, like the photographic negative.
The exhibition runs from 21 March to 20 May 2013. The museum is open daily from 09:30 to 19:00.
Ticket cost $ 100 Monday - day free admission.
