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Sequencing

1	Introduction Viktor			00:42
2	Family and childhood in Ukraine			27:41
	2.1	Birth in Ukraine		00:58
	2.2	Atmosphere in the 60ies in Ukraine		01:16
	2.3	Cultural importance of music		00:57
	2.4	Politics and music		01:00
	2.5	Hegemony of communism in daily life		01:15
	2.6	Religion within the family		01:44
	2.7	Family life		00:39
	2.8	Pioneer camp and influence of communism		01:45
	2.9	Playing the drums since the age of six		02:09
	2.10	Routine and daily life		00:27
	2.11	Mother's death and childhood trauma		01:30
	2.12	The sister's move to Kiev		00:41
	2.13	Thinking critically		01:20
	2.14	Information and photos of the wide world		01:10
	2.15	Losing two important women		02:18
	2.16	Autonomy from the age of 15		00:42
	2.17	Working in the country-side with the father		01:13
	2.18	To take care of the father		00:17
		2.19.1	Kitchen and food	02:30
		2.19.2	Ukranian food in Germany	00:39
		2.19.3	A different relation to meat in Ukraine	01:08
	2.20	Future plans as a child and studying theatre		02:03
3	Russia			09:45
	3.1	Move to Russia and university		01:30
	3.2	Living alone and loneliness		01:19
	3.3	Togetherness with other soviet citizens		02:09
	3.4	Impressions of Moscow		00:32
	3.5	The sister's life in Russia		00:48
	3.6	Reading books		02:57
	3.7	Decision to leave Russia		00:30
4	Ukraine			08:20
	4.1	Return to Ukraine		00:49
	4.2	Knowledge about the fall of the soviet union		01:10
		4.3.1	Working in the field of culture	01:29
		4.3.2	Expressing forbidden art	00:45
		4.3.3	Making contact with auction house Sotheby's in London	00:30
	4.4	Trip to East-Berlin		01:28
5	Germany			38:23
	5.1	Spontaneous decision to stay in Berlin		03:22
	5.2	Trip to West-Berlin		01:59
	5.3	First impressions of West-Berlin		00:44
	5.4	Looking for a job		01:22
	5.5	Refugee accomodation		01:46
	5.6	Relation to childhood-friend		00:58
	5.7	Being paid with a Trabant instead of money		02:11
	5.8	In the city without documents		01:58
	5.9	Asylum application and move to Bavaria		01:15
		5.9.1	Communication without knowing German	00:20
		5.9.2	Impressions of Bavaria	01:10
		5.9.3	Work and contact with other citizens	01:00
		5.9.4	Commuting between Berlin and Bavaria	04:36
		5.9.5	Marriage and change of status	02:47
		5.9.6	Russian language and communicating with wife	00:23
	5.10	Return to Berlin		01:10
	5.11	Bureaucracy and problems with authorities		02:52
	5.12	Education		04:42
	5.13	Language course		03:48
6	Working as a male nurse			01:35
	6.1	Change of health system in Germany		02:51
	6.2	Work ethic		01:36
7	Change of german society			01:27
8	Being socialised in communist Ukraine			02:43
9	Connection to Ukraine			01:24
10	Trip to Ukraine and change of the country			01:51
11	Ukraine in german media			01:43
12	Language at home and loss of mother tongue			02:46

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Viktor

Interview	Mohamed Amjahid
Interview language	German
Country of origin	former Soviet Union/Ukraine
Year of migration	1990
Interview length	01:43:48