Ostarbayter is a German term for the identification of persons who were exported by the Nazis from the eastern occupied territories, mainly from the Reich Commissariat Ukraine, during the Second World War for forced labor in Germany.

The exportation of workers to the Reich was not foreseen by fascist occupation plans. However, when it became clear that a rapid victory on the Eastern Front would not be achieved, in November 1941 the forced deportation of workers to Germany began. For 1941-44, the total number of Ostarbeiters was 2.8 million, including 2.2 million Ukrainians. Most of the Ostarbeiters worked in private enterprises.

The productivity of ostarbeiters was quite high and was 60-80% among men compared to the productivity of German workers, and among women - 90-100%. In Germany, ostarbeiters lived in special camps under the strict supervision of administrative and police special services. Wages accounted for 30% of the wage paid by a German worker, of which the bulk went to food and housing. For trying to escape, ostarbeiters were punished by death or detention at a concentration camp.

Ostarbiteers wore the obligatory discriminatory "Ost." In June 1944, they were replaced by national honors - for Ukrainians - a trident. Most of the Ostarbeiters were forcibly repatriated in the USSR after the war, where almost all were accused of "treason" and repressed.

Movie 78 from the movie Unknown Ukraine. Essays on our history.

Development of the south of Ukraine in 1861-1914. Its importance to the industry of the Russian Empire. Creation of joint stock companies, construction of railways, mines, factories, ports. Opening of the Nikolaev admiralty.

Nona and Sasha have been together for four years. Their marvelous happily ever after should have already been formed. But so far, only ever after is real. And will it be happily? Maybe the wedding will change something?

The film is part of the almanac of Ukrainian short films Ukrainian New Wave. Reboot.

The project is designed to call a spade a spade – why do so many active Ukrainians choose to emigrate instead of building private and public life in their home country, under the protection of their own state, whose centuries-long independence finally emerged 20 years ago? What pushes thousands and thousands of our lands to such a desperate step: the inadequacy of state economic and cultural policy? underdevelopment of civil society? legal nihilism of government institutions? impossibility of realization? fatigue from total corruption? uncertainty about the future? after all, perhaps it is a mental lack of will to live independently and independently in one's own state? or any other reasons?..

Cycle movies:

• Arividerchi, Seryoga!
• GMO free
• Beard
• Crow
• Hamburg
• Mushrooms
• Gaudi
• Evil (Owl)
• Restless (Key)
• A short story
• A beautiful woman
• Xenophilia
• Almost love
• National idea in Ukraine
• The last day
• Cane
• Pie
• Date
• Taste of ice cream
• And I'll go!
• House by the road
• Swiss watch
• Nuclear waste
• How the Cossacks flew into space
• Angel of death