{"id":5842,"date":"2022-02-19T20:35:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T18:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/?p=5842"},"modified":"2022-06-08T10:02:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T08:02:26","slug":"konigsberg-in-wwii-nazi-spies-and-a-1927-cadillac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/ru\/konigsberg-in-wwii-nazi-spies-and-a-1927-cadillac\/","title":{"rendered":"K\u00f6nigsberg in WWII Nazi Spies and a 1927 Cadillac"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Last Tango in K\u00f6nigsberg<\/em>, a film by Yury Grozmani<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Published: 19 February 2022  ~ K\u00f6nigsberg in WWII Nazi Spies and a 1927 Cadillac<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>On the evening of 15<sup>th<\/sup> February 2022,<\/strong> my good lady wife posted this droll comment on her Facebook page: \u201cMichael Hart, who stars as Mick Donovan, \u0430 senior MI6 officer in a thrilling new film based in war-torn K\u00f6nigsberg, was given his first exclusive radio interview this morning at the Kaliningrad radio station <a href=\"https:\/\/balticplus.ru\/\" title=\"Baltic Plus\">Baltic Plus<\/a>. Book early for autographs &#8230; &#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">And why not, indeed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Possibly because I am not the main protagonist. The real star of this short film, which is being produced in Kaliningrad with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives, is a 1927 V-8 Cadillac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">K\u00f6nigsberg in WWII Nazi Spies and a 1927 Cadillac<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The film chronicles the extraordinary history of this vehicle, which is captured along with K\u00f6nigsberg and the East Prussian region a few hours after K\u00f6nigsberg falls to the Soviet army on 9 April 1945.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Cadillac, which is discovered by an officer and two soldiers of the Soviet Army, has survived the Battle of K\u00f6nigsberg miraculously intact inside the garage of the bombed-out Consulate of the Argentine Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Soviet officer offers the car to the first Soviet Commandant of K\u00f6nigsberg, Mikhail Vasilyevich Smirnov, believing that he would be proud to use it as his personal limousine. It turns out, however, that the commandant is less than impressed. He takes one look at the war trophy and exclaims, \u201cA car with wooden spokes! It belongs in a museum!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The narrative then winds back to the 25 May 1943 to the offices of Britain\u2019s S.I.S. (Secret Intelligence Service), better known as MI6, and the story proceeds from here to depict the part that the Cadillac played in a covert operation to create a rift between Nazi Germany and the Argentine government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">At the end of the film, it is disclosed that in April 1945, the Cadillac, together with any other possessions from the former Argentine Consulate General in K\u00f6nigsberg that survived the storming of K\u00f6nigsberg, was taken to Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In the autumn of 1946, as a friendly gesture by the Soviet Union to Argentina, some of the property of the former Argentine Consulate, including the Cadillac, was transferred to the Argentine Embassy in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Argentine Embassy sold the vehicle to a hotelier, who used it to transport customers, along with their baggage, back and forth from his hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Later, the Cadillac became a museum piece, before passing into the hands of a private collector, where it remained for a quarter of a century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In 2011, the Cadillac was sold to Mr Ivan Afanasyevich Zverev, a private collector from Kaliningrad, who brought the car back to the city where 70 years ago it had added a dash of style and class to events of intrigue and danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"247\" height=\"422\" data-attachment-id=\"5847\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/ru\/konigsberg-in-wwii-nazi-spies-and-a-1927-cadillac\/mick-hart-baltic-plus-radio\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expatkaliningrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Mick-Hart-Baltic-Plus-Radio.jpg?fit=247%2C422&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"247,422\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mick-Hart-Baltic-Plus-Radio\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expatkaliningrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Mick-Hart-Baltic-Plus-Radio.jpg?fit=176%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expatkaliningrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Mick-Hart-Baltic-Plus-Radio.jpg?fit=247%2C422&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expatkaliningrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Mick-Hart-Baltic-Plus-Radio.jpg?resize=247%2C422&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mick hart at Baltic Radio Kaliningrad to discuss K\u00f6nigsberg in WWII Nazi Spies and a 1927 Cadillac\" class=\"wp-image-5847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expatkaliningrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Mick-Hart-Baltic-Plus-Radio.jpg?w=247&amp;ssl=1 247w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expatkaliningrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Mick-Hart-Baltic-Plus-Radio.jpg?resize=176%2C300&amp;ssl=1 176w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expatkaliningrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Mick-Hart-Baltic-Plus-Radio.jpg?resize=14%2C24&amp;ssl=1 14w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expatkaliningrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Mick-Hart-Baltic-Plus-Radio.jpg?resize=21%2C36&amp;ssl=1 21w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expatkaliningrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Mick-Hart-Baltic-Plus-Radio.jpg?resize=28%2C48&amp;ssl=1 28w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Our appointment at the radio station, Baltic Plus, today to discuss the film in which this car stars, <em>The Last Tango in K\u00f6nigsberg, <\/em>was an early-morning affair. We had to be dressed, motivated and on parade by 8am sharp. I have never had a problem with early mornings, except for falling to sleep at night before they happen, so when we arrived at the radio station by taxi, which is located quite a way from us across the other side of town, I was shell-shocked, bleary eyed and very nearly awake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">To be interviewed live on radio was a first for me, so whilst I was not yet among the living, the adrenaline had started to kick in. It was a double-edged sword, however, for I felt tired and inspired, excited and nervous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">K\u00f6nigsberg in WWII Nazi Spies and a 1927 Cadillac<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">We made it to the radio station in good time where we rendezvoused with Arthur Eagle (I have used the English translation of his name, because I like it!) and Yury Grozmani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Arthur is now officially the President of the Kaliningrad Retro Car Club. He is an indispensable fellow. He wears a lot of hats, such as organiser, arranger, enforcer and promoter, sometimes all at once! He also does a great deal of the necessary \u2018leg work\u2019, upon which any club or organisation depends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Yury, who is past President of the Kaliningrad Retro Car Club, continues, nevertheless, to play a large part in the club\u2019s activities. He is a journalist, author and local historian, who can now add script and screenplay writer to his many professional accomplishments, since the film in which the Cadillac stars, <em>Last Tango in K\u00f6nigsberg<\/em>, was conceived, planned and written by him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In addition to my two colleagues, my wife, Olga, was also present, dragooned into the fray to act as my translator. As with all radio interviews, we were working to a strict schedule, so my level of spoken Russian, although I am a good student who studies every day, would not, on this occasion, fit the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5848\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/ru\/konigsberg-in-wwii-nazi-spies-and-a-1927-cadillac\/with-yury-olga-baltic-plus-radio-station\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expatkaliningrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/With-Yury-Olga-Baltic-Plus-radio-station.jpg?fit=583%2C1262&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"583,1262\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1644926256&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"With-Yury-Olga-Baltic-Plus-radio-station\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expatkaliningrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/With-Yury-Olga-Baltic-Plus-radio-station.jpg?fit=139%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expatkaliningrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/With-Yury-Olga-Baltic-Plus-radio-station.jpg?fit=473%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expatkaliningrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/With-Yury-Olga-Baltic-Plus-radio-station.jpg?resize=310%2C672&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"K\u00f6nigsberg in WWII Nazi Spies and a 1927 Cadillac. Mick Hart, Olga Hart &amp; Yury Grozmani\" class=\"wp-image-5848\" width=\"310\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expatkaliningrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/With-Yury-Olga-Baltic-Plus-radio-station.jpg?resize=473%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 473w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expatkaliningrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/With-Yury-Olga-Baltic-Plus-radio-station.jpg?resize=139%2C300&amp;ssl=1 139w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expatkaliningrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/With-Yury-Olga-Baltic-Plus-radio-station.jpg?resize=11%2C24&amp;ssl=1 11w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expatkaliningrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/With-Yury-Olga-Baltic-Plus-radio-station.jpg?resize=17%2C36&amp;ssl=1 17w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expatkaliningrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/With-Yury-Olga-Baltic-Plus-radio-station.jpg?resize=22%2C48&amp;ssl=1 22w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expatkaliningrad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/With-Yury-Olga-Baltic-Plus-radio-station.jpg?w=583&amp;ssl=1 583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">After some preliminary paperwork and pacing up and down, we were on! We filed into the studio, a small room, and took our respective seats around the table. The situation brought back best-buried memories of university seminars. The old, but not forgotten, intimidation spectre that had stalked me down the years, now, as I took my place in front of what resembled a hedgehog on a pole, which I presumed must be a microphone, jumped back into my apprehension and made itself at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">As I sat there, trying to repackage myself as someone calm and collected, it occurred to me that there were actually people who loved this sort of thing. In fact, they thrive on it. Whilst I could never be one of them, I suspected that Yury might be. He is such a good wordsmith, a natural speaker, so much so in fact that it is virtually impossible to imagine him doing anything, such as having a shave or riding his vintage bike, without if not actually making a speech at least privately rehearsing one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It did not surprise me, therefore, that no sooner had the radio presenter counted down the final seconds and stuck his thumb in the air, meaning that we were &#8216;on the air\u2019, than Yury was away like a greyhound out of the traps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">He spoke at length, which is not unusual, and this gave me time to compose myself. If speech-making or addressing an audience is not your bag, it is never the easiest thing to do; but it is even more difficult when a translator is involved, because of the unnatural pauses that occur in the periodic hand-over from one speaker to another. True, these small intervals can enable you to collect your thoughts, but they can also help you to lose your drift. This, thankfully, never happened today, and by the time Yury had finished expatiating on the concept of the film and the source of his motivation, I was ready to do my bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I was not altogether sure whether I should be looking at the interviewer when he asked a question or straight into the mini camera glaring at me from above and behind the large hairy microphone. So, I hedged my bets and did a bit of both. The radio broadcast was live, with, presumably, the videoed version transmitted via the station\u2019s website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The questions put to me were not at all difficult to answer. I was asked what it was that attracted me to the project and was able to contextualise my answer within my obsession for history in general and specifically my interest in the 1940s\u2019 period, as illustrated by the UK vintage emporium which my wife and I once owned and ran, where we specialised in 1930s\u2019~40s\u2019 clothing, both civilian and military, along with furniture from that era, military accessories, deactivated weapons and other vintage commodities. I explained that our involvement in this field also took us into the living history world of large and small 1940s\u2019 events staged each year throughout the UK. Result: fascination with the 1940s\u2019 era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I was also asked whether or not I had any acting experience, and answered truthfully, not a lot, but that my wife was constantly telling me that my whole life was a drama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">There was enough time to delineate my role in the film and to mention how Yury Grozmani and I had met, which came about when he interviewed me in autumn 2019 for an article in his magazine. He was curious to know \u2018why an Englishman had come to live in Kaliningrad?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">For a first-time radio interview, I think we did quite well. Mind you, there was a collective sigh of relief when it was all over!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">With that out of the way, all that we have to worry about now is making the actual film!\ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Posts relating to <em>Last Tango in K\u00f6nigsberg<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/ru\/1927-bootleggers-cadillac-is-the-star-in-kaliningrad-film\/\" title=\"1927 Bootleggers\u2019 Cadillac is the Star in Kaliningrad Film\">1927 Bootleggers\u2019 Cadillac is the Star in Kaliningrad Film<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/ru\/a-film-set-in-konigsberg-during-world-war-two\/\" title=\"A Flm Set in Konigsberg During WWII\">A Flm Set in K\u00f6nigsberg During WWII<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/ru\/film-based-in-konigsberg\/\" title=\"How to make a film based in Konigsberg\">How to Make a Film Based in Konigsberg<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Posts relating to K\u00f6nigsberg<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/ru\/the-terrible-doubt-of-weeping-flowers-victor-ryabinin\/\" title=\"The Terrible Doubt of Weeping Flowers ~ Victor Ryabinin\">The Terrible Doubt of Weeping Flowers ~ Victor Ryabinin<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/ru\/fort-donhoff-kaliningrad\/\" title=\"A Trip to Fort Donhoff\">A Trip to Fort D\u00f6nhoff<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/ru\/new-book-vintage-cars-of-konigsberg\/\" title=\"New Book Vintage Cars of Konigsberg\">New Book Vintage Cars of K\u00f6nigsberg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Copyright \u00a9 2018-2022 Mick Hart. 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