Soviet village through the eyes of a German soldier in 1942-43

The German Asimus Remmer was not just one of the first who began to actively use the achievements of photography and take color pictures. Born into the family of a photographer and artist and inheriting a shop at the age of 16, Remmer served in the Wehrmacht.

A certified photographer was admitted to the ranks of the fascist army in 1940, and two years later he ended up in the Soviet Union. Here he spent more than a year and managed to make dozens of interesting shots about the life of the Russian countryside. Later, in his memoirs, the German recalled how shocking his arrival in the USSR was for him. On his way here, he did not expect to see peaceful and cozy lands in which life took its course, no matter what. Women were busy with household chores, heated at home, cooked and nursed Remmer himself good-naturedly when he became ill.

All this impressed the soldier so much that he realized how terrifying a mistake this war was. Asimus Remmer managed to get through those terrible events unharmed. He ended his life in the 90s and left behind hundreds of priceless photographs in which he captured the story.

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