http://www.stefanbudian.de/ 2026-05-05T16:13:56+00:00 http://www.stefanbudian.de/ http://www.stefanbudian.de/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:logo.svg text/html 2025-10-28T09:57:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.stefanbudian.de/doku.php?id=narva:gb:kooperation_mit_ki&rev=1761645468&do=diff [Deutsch] [English] [Русский] [Eesti] Backstage: On Working with AI 1. Starting Point The creation of the Narva Voices grew from an expanded form of research in which artificial intelligence (AI) was not treated as a tool but as a collaborative partner. The texts were co-developed with AI systems that took on different roles – as text/html 2025-10-28T09:57:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.stefanbudian.de/doku.php?id=narva:gb:methode&rev=1761645468&do=diff [Deutsch] [English] [Русский] [Eesti] Backstage: How the Voices Were Created 1. Aim and Framework The voices of Narva are not interviews but fictional condensations of real conversations, attitudes, and tensions. They were created on the basis of publicly available sources about the history, society, and present of Estonia – especially concerning the tensions between the Estonian- and Russian-speaking populations. text/html 2025-11-15T18:22:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.stefanbudian.de/doku.php?id=narva:gb:start&rev=1763230979&do=diff [English] [Deutsch] [Русский] [Eesti] Narva – Voices at the Border (2025) An artistic condensation of real discourses Narva: Voices at the Border Narva is not a periphery — it is a crossing point: language, history, and politics meet here directly. This project gathers fictionally condensed voices from Narva to make hard-to-reach perspectives audible and to open a field for encounter and reflection. text/html 2025-10-28T09:57:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.stefanbudian.de/doku.php?id=narva:gb:stimme_01&rev=1761645469&do=diff [Deutsch] [English] [Русский] [Eesti] Voice 01: Politician & Resident ← | Overview | → “You create the very division you fear.” [Voice 01 – Partition Wall] Estonian politician (speaks carefully): “We must protect Estonia’s security. That means drawing clear lines. Those who are not willing to integrate, who refuse to learn Estonian, who do not share our values — cannot expect the same rights as those who have been part of this nation for generations.” text/html 2025-10-28T09:57:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.stefanbudian.de/doku.php?id=narva:gb:stimme_02&rev=1761645469&do=diff [Deutsch] [English] [Русский] [Eesti] Voice 02: Teacher from Narva ← | Overview | → “What have we gained if we raise a generation that feels ashamed?” [Voice 02 – Nevertheless, Every Day] Olga, 46, a teacher at a primary school in Narva. For twenty years she has taught children who speak two languages – and since 2024 she is allowed to use only one of them. text/html 2025-10-28T09:57:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.stefanbudian.de/doku.php?id=narva:gb:stimme_03&rev=1761645470&do=diff [Deutsch] [English] [Русский] [Eesti] Voice 03: Student Maksim ← | Overview | → “Why am I not allowed to just be me?” [Voice 03 – Out of Reach] Maksim, 16, lives with his mother in Narva. He is in the tenth grade at a school that switched fully to Estonian in 2024. Maksim: “I’m not a bad student. I’m good in math, in physics too. But since everything is in Estonian, I feel like I’ve become dumber. I understand a lot – but I need more time. And when I need more time, teachers say:… text/html 2025-10-28T09:57:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.stefanbudian.de/doku.php?id=narva:gb:stimme_04&rev=1761645470&do=diff [Deutsch] [English] [Русский] [Eesti] Voice 04: Mother Jelena ← | Overview | → “The school has taken my child from me.” [Voice 04 – Without Words] Jelena, 38, lives with her son Maksim and her mother Lyudmila in a housing block on the outskirts of Narva. She works in a small supermarket. Her Estonian is enough for work, but not for parent–teacher meetings. text/html 2025-10-28T09:57:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.stefanbudian.de/doku.php?id=narva:gb:stimme_05&rev=1761645470&do=diff [Deutsch] [English] [Русский] [Eesti] Voice 05: Young Adults and Future Perspectives ← | Overview | → “I want a future — but where?” [Voice 05 – Orientation] My name is Anna, I’m 22, and I’ve just finished my studies in Tallinn. Now I’m back in Narva, because my family lives here — but I keep asking myself: text/html 2025-10-28T09:57:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.stefanbudian.de/doku.php?id=narva:gb:stimme_06&rev=1761645470&do=diff [Deutsch] [English] [Русский] [Eesti] Voice 06: Seniors and Memory ← | Overview | → “I have seen Narva change.” [Voice 06 – Old House] My name is Ivan, I am seventy-five years old, and I have lived in Narva all my life. I have watched this city change — from the smoke of the factories to the empty windows of the houses. text/html 2025-10-28T09:57:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.stefanbudian.de/doku.php?id=narva:gb:stimme_07&rev=1761645471&do=diff [Deutsch] [English] [Русский] [Eesti] Voice 07: Young Adults and Future Perspectives (II) ← | Overview | → “I’m staying — because someone has to stay.” [Voice 07 – Dreams and Roots] My name is Dimitri, I’m 25, and I work in the IT support team of a small company here in Narva. Most of my classmates left — Tallinn, Tartu, Finland. I stayed. Not because it’s easy, but because text/html 2025-10-28T09:57:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.stefanbudian.de/doku.php?id=narva:gb:stimme_08&rev=1761645471&do=diff [Deutsch] [English] [Русский] [Eesti] Voice 08: Economic Development and the Labour Market ← | Overview | → “We need opportunities.” [Voice 08 – Overpower] My name is Aleksandr, I’m 41, and I used to work in the textile factory. Today the hall stands empty. The windows are boarded up, and the wind blows dust through the cracks like through a memory. text/html 2025-10-28T09:57:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.stefanbudian.de/doku.php?id=narva:gb:stimme_09&rev=1761645471&do=diff [Deutsch] [English] [Русский] [Eesti] Voice 09: Health and Social Care ← | Overview | → “We need support.” [Voice 09 – Held Back] “My name is Tatjana, I’m 53, and I work as a nurse at Narva Hospital. I’ve been here for thirty years — first in Soviet times, then in the new Republic. Sometimes I think: the building is old, but text/html 2025-10-28T09:57:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.stefanbudian.de/doku.php?id=narva:gb:stimme_10&rev=1761645472&do=diff [Deutsch] [English] [Русский] [Eesti] Voice 10: Environment and Sustainability ← | Overview | → “We need a clean future.” [Voice 10 – Close Look] “My name is Maarja, 28, and I work in Narva’s city administration, in the department of environmental planning. Sometimes I think our city is like the Narva River text/html 2025-10-28T09:57:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.stefanbudian.de/doku.php?id=narva:gb:stimme_11&rev=1761645472&do=diff [Deutsch] [English] [Русский] [Eesti] Voice 11: Student Maksim (Alternative Version) ← | Overview | → “Why am I not allowed to be myself?” [Voice 11 – Out of Reach] “My name is Maksim — or actually Maksim Volkov. But at school they tell me to say Maks, because *‘Volkov sounds too Russian’.* As if my name were some kind of crime. text/html 2026-01-20T20:31:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.stefanbudian.de/doku.php?id=narva:gb:stimmen_uebersicht&rev=1768941119&do=diff [Deutsch] [English] [Русский] [Eesti] Narva – Voices at the Border (Overview) An artistic condensation of real discourses “Who belongs to Estonia?” “Narva is not just a city. Narva is a question.” * Here you find voices of people standing between language, politics, and identity