{"id":38707,"date":"2025-06-13T16:53:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T14:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sybir.bialystok.pl\/?p=38707"},"modified":"2025-06-17T16:54:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:54:03","slug":"siberian-fate-first-premiere-of-the-radio-reportage-behind-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sybir.bialystok.pl\/en\/siberian-fate-first-premiere-of-the-radio-reportage-behind-us\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSiberian Fate\u201d \u2013 First Premiere of the Radio Reportage Behind Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Described as touching, nostalgic, and beautiful, “Siberian Fate” premiered in a setting laden with symbolism. The audience gathered around one of the exhibition\u2019s most evocative installations \u2014 white human silhouettes symbolizing those who were exiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Produced in collaboration with Polish Radio Bia\u0142ystok and the Sybir Memorial Museum, the broadcast tells the dramatic story of Zbigniew Pop\u0142awski\u2019s ancestors. Deported to Siberia as a child, Pop\u0142awski eventually found refuge in New Zealand in 1944, where he lived for the remainder of his life. His family\u2019s history had long been marked by exile \u2014 from the January Uprising, through return and re-deportation during World War II, to life in a foreign land. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA beautiful reportage. Someone clearly had a vision and found the right people. What we heard was truly impressive,\u201d said one attendee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe sound design was incredible \u2013 the waves, for instance. The story was captivating from start to finish,\u201d added another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Welcoming the guests, Prof. Wojciech \u015aleszy\u0144ski, Director of the Sybir Memorial Museum, remarked:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor the first time, we\u2019ve arranged this space together with Polish Radio Bia\u0142ystok to present a broadcast based on materials gathered as far away as New Zealand. One might ask: how can such a distant country be connected to the Sybir Memorial Museum? As it turns out, it can \u2014 because descendants of Siberian deportees live all over the world. During World War II, when Polish soldiers and civilians left the Soviet Union through Iran, the New Zealand government took in more than 700 Polish children.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agnieszka Czarkowska, Head of the Reportage and Documentary Studio at Polish Radio Bia\u0142ystok, emphasized the importance of the partnership:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m very glad the Sybir Memorial Museum asked us to tell this story \u2014 it\u2019s what we do best. I’m proud that we could carry out this project together. Siberian Fate is one of several reportages we\u2019ve created as part of this collaboration, and I believe it\u2019s a powerful way to tell history.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A highlight of the evening was a letter from H.E. Paul Ballantyne, Ambassador of New Zealand to Poland, read by the event\u2019s host, Marcin Zwolski, PhD:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Pahiatua Children, as they came to be known, found shelter, kindness, care, and a chance for a safe future in my country. Some returned to Poland, but many \u2014 like Mr. Zbigniew, the subject of today\u2019s broadcast \u2014 remained in New Zealand. Together with their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, they have helped shape our society and form the heart of New Zealand\u2019s Polish community. Both groups carry in their hearts the memory of two homelands. I am pleased that the story of the Pahiatua Children is becoming more widely known in Poland.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aleksandra Sadokierska, the author of the piece, reflected on the process of creating it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis story wasn\u2019t easy to tell. Two of my three protagonists have passed away, so I was looking for a key, a bridge between the present and the past. With an invaluable help came to me Tomasz Danilecki, PhD \u2013 in the reportage he\u2019s not only a historian, but also a guide through the story. On his journey to New Zealand, he recorded authentic sounds, like the ocean waves heard at the end of the program. While working on the material, I had the opportunity to meet Zbigniew Pop\u0142awski\u2019s half-sister, who shared her personal, moving memories with me \u2013 they allowed me to truly enter the story of my protagonist.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was a very difficult reportage. We traveled through eras and continents, moved between different languages. My hat\u2019s off to Ola, who did tremendous, incredibly challenging work. The result is an authentic reportage. The voices and sounds \u2013 like ocean waves or footsteps \u2013 are recordings of real moments. I want to thank you for listening so attentively. A reportage lives only when it has an audience,\u201d added Tomasz Danilecki, PhD from the Sybir Memorial Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201dSiberian Fate\u201d is a moving journey through different eras and continents. In a single recording, the voices of family members living in various countries and speaking different languages are captured. What connects them is a shared history \u2013 beautifully told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The premiere of the reportage will take place on June 15, 2025, at 6:05 p.m. on the radio Polish Radio Bia\u0142ystok. At the same time, the reportage will also be published on the websites: https:\/\/swiatsybiru.pl\/en\/ and www.radio.bialystok.pl<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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