Roman Τraces
The project "Roman Τraces" refers to the life and stories of the remaining Greek Pontians in the countries of the former USSR, who have lived in their ancestral homes for hundreds of years, keeping alive their tradition, language, culture and the millennial History of Pontic Hellenism in the Black Sea.
Using means like photography, video testimonies, storytelling and writing, we want to bring to the foreground the human stories of the Pontians, who teach to younger generations, through their morals and life, how to keep their tradition alive.
We will travel to five countries of the former USSR (Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan) where Greek - Pontians still reside, in order to capture their everyday life and their culture. Our aim is to activate and promote Hellenism residing in the former USSR countries, as well as to inform the Greek population residing in Greece of the history and the life of the remaining Pontians in former USSR.
Our project "Roman Τraces" has set as its mission the rescue of a significant part of the Pontian cultural heritage, through recording and rescuing important and anecdotal cultural evidence from the countries of the former USSR. However, our work carries a social and educational purpose as we aim to capture and disseminate the memories, narratives, and evidence that we will collect through a series of innovative actions that can inspire and actively engage a wide audience beyond the Pontians.
