Christiane Hoffmann – the Soviet Union, Ukraine, and Broken Dreams

Description

February 24, 2022: Russia invades Ukraine. But Christiane Hoffmann receives another terrible news on this day. One of her closest friends has taken her own life. Now she asks herself: Could it have been prevented? She discusses this with Roger de Weck. The friend's death, but also the war against Ukraine and Russia's self-destruction? Sensitively observed and brilliantly written, Hoffmann's book «The Dreams We Had» combines the memory of a special friendship with the history of German-Russian-Ukrainian relations, told from Christiane Hoffmann's personal perspective. It does so in a way that leaves room for doubt and grief, for questions and ambivalences. In doing so, it restores the emotional depth to debates about Russia, which was absent in the initial shock after the attack, and also builds bridges over the chasms that this topic has created in society. © Image: Ekko von Schwichow Participants and additional information: Christiane Hoffmann, Roger de Weck

Highlights

• Reading with Christiane Hoffmann and Roger de Weck
• Addresses the war in Ukraine and personal losses
• Location: Zentrum Karl der Grosse, Zurich

General Information

On February 24, 2022, the day Russia attacked Ukraine, Christiane Hoffmann learns of the suicide of a close friend. In a conversation with Roger de Weck, she reflects on friendship, war, and the complex German-Russian-Ukrainian relations.

Location

Kirchgasse 14, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland

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