Elena fled Russia at
head of the Russian Revolution. She settled in the former Yugoslavia where
she worked as a nurse and playwrite. There she met Andre Garton, a guard
of the Red Army. They had two sons, Alex and Igor.
The Soviet Union was never far behind. Elena feared for her sons and headed for Central Europe where they found themselves amidst Nazis, Cossacks and countless refugees. "Auslaender" takes its inspiration from their struggle, their will to survive and their quest for freiheit, for freedom. |