Berlin January 31 to August 28, 1924

After the departure of Vladimir’s family – his mother Elena Ivanovna, brother Konstantin, and sisters Olga and Elena – to Prague, where they could count on financial support from the Russian émigré community, Vladimir settled at 21 Lutersstraße in Schöneberg, in the Andersen boarding house. Lutersstraße no longer exists. It was a continuation of today’s Marin-Luther-Straße, partially corresponding to today’s Keithstraße (address Keithstraße 14). He lived there from January 31 to August 28, 1924. Nearby was the café “Leon” on Nollendorfplatz, a favorite among Russian émigrés. Later, he changed his addresses several times in the immediate vicinity of Martin Luther Straße; he lived on Motzstraße, twice on Litpoldstraße, but these houses were completely destroyed during the war.

Life in the boarding house was not very pleasant for Vladimir. While he was visiting his mother in Czechoslovakia, the owner hid his coat, fearing non-payment for lodging. Apparently, at that time, this was a favored method of exerting pressure on tenants, as the situation repeated later.

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