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The German Filipovs in Wedding

In the Communist paper Arbeiter‑Illustrierte-Zeitung (AIZ), Russian photographers portrayed the everyday life of the Moscow working‑class family Filipov. 

As a counterpart, a factual photo report of the Wedding builders’ family Fournes in the Kösliner Straße 10 followed in the same year.

The German Filipovs became a major success. The new illustrated print medium fascinated the readership. For the first time, workers had the opportunity of self-expression through images and text.

Texts and barricades

The newspaper Scheinschlag (1990–2007)

The district paper Scheinschlag was founded in 1990 and shed an early light on the gentrification tendencies in the old Mitte district. In addition, the paper gave a voice to the alternative cultural scene. It was offered in the street as well as in pubs, cinemas and other neighbourhood venues. The editors actively campaigned against a policy of cleansing the public urban space, for example with the protest “Innen! Stadt! Aktion!“ in 1997, where demonstrations against the eviction of drug consumers, homeless people and punks took place in many German cities.