Remembered by people who were there · 1940
Fredrik Brus remembers Osmussaar before the islanders were sent away
For centuries Osmussaar was home to Estonian Swedes. In the summer of 1940, when a Soviet military base was set up on the island, all its inhabitants were sent away. In this 1990 film by Andres Korjus, made at a time when only a military unit and the lighthouse keepers lived there, former islander Fredrik Brus remembers the island and the life that ended there. The film also uses footage from Konstantin Märska's 1937 film 'Views of Osmussaar', showing the village as it once was.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Osmussaar oli sajandeid rannarootslaste elupaik. 1940. aasta suvel, kui saarele rajati Nõukogude sõjaväebaas, saadeti kõik elanikud minema. Andres Korjuse 1990. aasta filmis, mis valmis ajal, mil saarel elasid vaid sõjaväeosa ja majakavahid, meenutab endine saareelanik Fredrik Brus saart ja seal katkenud elu. Filmis on kasutatud ka kaadreid Konstantin Märska 1937. aasta filmist "Vaateid Osmussaarelt", mis näitavad küla sellisena, nagu see kunagi oli.
Source: ERR Arhiiv, ETV / Eesti Telefilm 1990, index 1990-082909-0001 ↗