Remembered by people who were there · 1947
Vladimir Maripuu remembers founding Estonia's first collective farm in Sakla
Vladimir Maripuu from Sakla village on Saaremaa tells Lembit Lauri how the first collective farm in Estonia was set up in Sakla in 1947. He begins with the Maripuu family, his childhood, schooling and working life, and then turns to the hard start of the kolkhoz: the lack of machinery and the mood of farmers who were not keen to give up their own farms. The interview was recorded in the Soviet period and ends with his account of a quiet retirement, with music from a Saaremaa village band.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Vladimir Maripuu Saaremaalt Sakla külast räägib Lembit Laurile, kuidas Saklas asutati 1947. aastal Eesti esimene kolhoos. Ta alustab Maripuude suguvõsast, lapsepõlvest, koolist ja tööelust ning jõuab seejärel kolhoosi raske algusajani: tehnikat ei jätkunud ja talunike meeleolu polnud ühismajandile soodus. Intervjuu salvestati nõukogude ajal ning lõpeb jutuga rahulikust pensionipõlvest, saates mängib Saaremaa külakapell.
Source: ERR Arhiiv RMARH-72073 ↗