The following information on the First World War prisoners is on show at the Exhibition Kriegsgeschichte-n curated by the ARE/Artistic Research Encounters in Berlin. The exhibition has been organized with the friendly support of the Lautarchiv of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Exhibition duration 8. Februar- 23. April, 2014. The materials on the Georgian prisoners presented on the blog and in the exhibition are on public show for the first time after the WWI since they were classified as secret data. We're very thankful to HU Lautarchiv for cooperation and to Dr. Britta Lange for letting us know about the existence of these data and for providing us with the necessary information and materials.

File #633

Personal Data:

Camp for military prisoners: Wünsdorf

Date: 31.12.1916

Time: 13 p.m.

Diameter of the record: 27 cm

Kind of recording:                                            folk song

                                                                         Tatarian from Simbirsk

Name (in Lat.)                                                 Kerim Muhammedof

First name

Born when (approximate age):                         1892

Born where:                                                     Tschumbali

Which big city is in the

neighbourhood of the birthplace?:                   Simbirsk

Canton:                                                          Gurumischeski

County:                                                        Simbirsk, Tschumbali

Place of living between ages

7 till 20 years:                                                Kazan

What kind of school education?                   Tatarian secondary school (Mittelscule)

Where did he go to school?                             Kazan

Place of living from age 20:                          Muksha, Goubernia Pensa)

Which place does his father

come from? Tschumbali

Which place does his mother

come from? Nijni Novgorod

Which tribe does he belong to? Tatar

What other languages does he speak? Russian

Is he literate? Yes, he can read and write Tatarian and Russian

Does he play in the camp any

instruments from his homeland? No

Does he sing or play modern

European music? No

Religion:

Profession: Peasant (Landman)

Character of the voice:

1. Judgement of the specialist

(assistant):

2. Judgement of the

superintendent (comissar):

3. Judgement of the technician:

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