….Can we learn from WW2 for the War in Ukraine? "The Shadow of War" Multimedia Project .. Können wir vom Zweiten Weltkrieg für den Krieg in der Ukraine lernen? Projekt "Der Schatten des Krieges” ….
World War II Carsten Fleck World War II Carsten Fleck

….Can we learn from WW2 for the War in Ukraine? "The Shadow of War" Multimedia Project .. Können wir vom Zweiten Weltkrieg für den Krieg in der Ukraine lernen? Projekt "Der Schatten des Krieges” ….

We have not learned from the past, and the people who made the experience are no longer here to warn us about the outcomes. So far, an estimated 124,500 to 131,000 people have died in the Ukrainian war; some talk about 500,000. Husbands, wives, children, and animals are killed. Buildings and houses blown up and landscapes devastated. Dreams broken, limbs lost, and many tears shed. That is why I decided to put the full-length interviews of "The Shadow of War" multimedia project in English and in German online. Can learn from those stories how to deal with the current situation in Ukraine? I believe we absolutely can. They show the brutality, the inhumanity, the destruction, and the physical, mental, and emotional scars that war inflicts.

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Seventy Years Ago
Berlin, Germany, Nazi Germany Carsten Fleck Berlin, Germany, Nazi Germany Carsten Fleck

Seventy Years Ago

Today, seventy years ago, on the 8th of May 1945 WW2 ended in Europe while it continued in Asia and the Pacific until 2nd of September of 1945. It lasted 6 years and 1 day in total, was the most widespread war in history, involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries and resulted in estimated 50 to 85 million fatalities. Five years ago I worked on a multimedia project I ended up calling “SHADOW OF WAR” when I realized how much this war still overshadows even my life.

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