Water can remember home. But it can also erase it. In 1981, to make way for a hydroelectric power plant on the Dniester River, entire villages in the Bakota region were evacuated and submerged. Homes, fields and gathering places disappeared beneath the water.
Through the testimonies of Larisa, Igor and Valentina, this episode brings to the surface the story of the communities forced to leave their homes. A story about the need to have a place to return to—and about what endures, even when that place no longer exists.

The Village is the third episode of Silence behind the frontlines.

A podcast by Sineglossa for the Discovery Guide project, developed in collaboration with Fundacja Ziemniaki i and Territory NGO, and co-funded by the Creative Program of the European Union.
Reported, written and narrated by Beatrice Petrella.
Edited by Alessandra Forghieri.
Story editing, sound design, original music and executive production by Jonathan Zenti. Designed and made by BAU Studio.