Namen, die keiner mehr nennt: Ostpreußen -  Menschen und Geschichte

Namen, die keiner mehr nennt: Ostpreußen - Menschen und Geschichte

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  • Create Date:2021-09-06 09:55:07
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  • Author:Marion Gräfin Dönhoff
  • ISBN:349962477X
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Summary

"Landschaft ist eben wichtiger und gewiß prägender als alles andere。" Es ist diese kräftige atmosphärische Strahlung, es ist die Liebeserklärung an ihre Heimat Ostpreußen, die das ganze Buch durchzieht, die den Leser einfängt und nicht mehr losläßt。 Die Bilder der Erzählung werden so zu den eigenen。 Man bekommt unweigerlich etwas von dieser Liebe ab, leidet mit und ist letztlich froh, den Verlust der Heimat nicht selbst erlitten zu haben。 Dennoch ist Marion Gräfin Dönhoffs Abschied von den "Bildern ihrer Jugend" nicht sentimental wie so manche Erinnerung an das Land zwischen Weichsel und Memel, sondern zwar durchaus emotional, zuweilen aber sogar von feinen Fäden der Ironie durchwirkt。

600 Jahre, nachdem ihre Vorfahren von der Ruhr gen Osten gezogen waren, legte sie -- wie damals zu Pferd -- den umgekehrten Weg zurück。 600 Jahre, in denen die Dönhoffs die Geschichte Ostpreußens mitgestaltet hatten, gingen zu Ende。 In brillanten historischen Skizzen führt die Zeit-Herausgeberin den Leser Jahrhunderte zurück, beginnt mit der Geschichte des Deutschen Ordens, beschreibt die Wirtschaftsgeschichte der Provinz und die Rolle ihrer Vorfahren, von denen einer, August Heinrich Dönhoff, 1848 preußischer Gesandter im Bundestag war und schließlich von keinem geringeren als Otto von Bismarck abgelöst wurde。

Als intime Kennerin der ostpreußischen Geschichte zeichnet die Autorin am Beispiel ihrer Familie das Bild einer Gesellschaft, die unwiederbringlich Geschichte ist。 Ihre Darstellung der patrimonial organisierten Gutsherrschaft vermittelt dem Leser einen tiefen Einblick in die Beschaffenheit einer Gesellschaft, deren Mitglieder für den Größenwahn Hitlers den höchsten aller Preise bezahlen mußten -- den endgültigen Verlust ihrer Heimat。 --Manfred Schwarzmeier

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Sue

Wow。 The book starts with the story of Countess Dönhoff flight in January 1945。 It is minus 20 degree; she is on horseback for hundreds of kilometers in a stream of people on the run - walking, pushing their barrows with belongings, on bike, and whatever they could lay a hand on。 In between the defeated German soldiers marching like all the rest toward west, as well as the groups of freed French prisoners of war。 The stream does not spread, perhaps because of the snow and the people sometimes ar Wow。 The book starts with the story of Countess Dönhoff flight in January 1945。 It is minus 20 degree; she is on horseback for hundreds of kilometers in a stream of people on the run - walking, pushing their barrows with belongings, on bike, and whatever they could lay a hand on。 In between the defeated German soldiers marching like all the rest toward west, as well as the groups of freed French prisoners of war。 The stream does not spread, perhaps because of the snow and the people sometimes are moving at a snail tempo。 The Countess has plenty of time to think about her decision to flee and she is in no way convinced she made the right decision。 At one stage she considered to return。 She rides to the train station of a town she is passing and makes enquiries about the train back home, towards east。 She is told "There is none going that way。" The last story is a massive lecture on history of the region。 Initially, she started her research on her family, but they were so deeply connected with the region, she was forced to explain。 The part of North-East Europe has seen many wars, being for ever fought on between the Sweden, Russia, Prussians and Polen。 She lovingly describes the final restoration of Palace Fridrichstein, her family estate which was built by French architect Jean de Bondt。 The mansion was full of art collected in Europe and the last sentence of the book is- At the end of January 1945 Friedrichstein went up in flames together with pictures, art collections, carpets, tapestry and archive。 Wow。In between these two stories are a letter to her brother and a memoir of a trip with a friend。 All quite enjoyable reads。 。。。more

Tom

Donhoff is a prolific writer on topics related to the former German province of East Prussia which is divided today between the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad and Poland。 She speaks from experience, having grown up on an estate in East Prussia and lived through the rapid changes of the first half of the 20th century。The book opens with Donhoff escaping the approaching Soviet army along with other refugees。 Her depictions of the hardships of refugee life as they make their way to safety in the we Donhoff is a prolific writer on topics related to the former German province of East Prussia which is divided today between the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad and Poland。 She speaks from experience, having grown up on an estate in East Prussia and lived through the rapid changes of the first half of the 20th century。The book opens with Donhoff escaping the approaching Soviet army along with other refugees。 Her depictions of the hardships of refugee life as they make their way to safety in the west are compelling。 Much of the book consists of flashbacks to her life on the family estate in East Prussia and it provides useful color to the daily life as it was prior to calamity of WWII。 There is an eerie quietness to a horseback ride through the woods and along the lakes of southern East Prussia even during wartime which creates a contrast to the horrors on the front lines far to the east-horrors which would eventually visit East Prussia The only drawback to the book is a detailed genealogical description of her distant relatives in her family tree where the reading tends to bog down。 。。。more

Feodora

Ich hatte es mal aus dem Haufen "vielleicht Mt TBR" gezogen。 Es ist fesselnd geschrieben, keine Geschichten sondern Geschichte。 Sicher gefärbt von den Überzeugungen und Erfahrungen der Gräfin, aber nichtsdetotrotz authentisch。 Nicht blutlüsternd aber direkt。http://www。bookcrossing。com/journal/6。。。 Ich hatte es mal aus dem Haufen "vielleicht Mt TBR" gezogen。 Es ist fesselnd geschrieben, keine Geschichten sondern Geschichte。 Sicher gefärbt von den Überzeugungen und Erfahrungen der Gräfin, aber nichtsdetotrotz authentisch。 Nicht blutlüsternd aber direkt。http://www。bookcrossing。com/journal/6。。。 。。。more