The same testimony, another language
stasi-prision.com presents Mario’s personal documentation of political imprisonment in East Germany in Spanish. The account covers 14 February to 20 October 1989 and connects memories with historical records and present-day eyewitness work. It is the Spanish edition of the same project served in German at stasi-haft.com and in English at stasi-prison.com.
Build on an existing foundation
The reviewed German rebuild began and went public on 8 September 2026; the English edition followed on 2 October. Spanish development is documented on 4 October. Its first local preview contained 27 pages, including the sixteen chronology chapters, alongside 39 separate document translations. The remaining page was the substantial historical dossier. It was completed before the public release later that day.
Make the whole route available
Translating the introduction alone would leave readers dependent on another language as soon as they followed a source discussion. The Spanish release therefore included all 28 pages, the complete dossier and five explanatory graphics. During preview, Mario noticed language badges inside the topic cards. Those were removed, and the finished cards led directly to the relevant Spanish dossier sections.
Keep translations beside their sources
The published historical images remain in German, with Spanish translations or descriptions presented separately. Redactions and uncertain readings stay visible as limits. The dossier translation used the existing English edition as an intermediate text while preserving the German source structure and original bibliographic titles. Existing source references and consultation dates were carried across; translating them was not presented as a fresh historical investigation.
A continuing editorial task
The Spanish edition is linked with the German, English and Hungarian versions. Later additions and editorial corrections were maintained across the four editions, including clearer distinctions between personal recollection, official statements and historical context. The linked podcast is labelled as German only. Mario retains editorial responsibility, with Aik as his AI assistant for translation, editing and implementation. No independent complete native-speaker review was recorded at launch; language refinement remains part of the work.
Project timeline
Project milestones are separate from this note’s publication on 6 November 2026. Dates follow the project records and Europe/Berlin calendar.
Shared German foundation
The existing account was rebuilt and published in German. Earlier WordPress and Blogger publication dates are not established here.
English groundwork
The English edition was implemented and published. It later provided an intermediate text for the Spanish and Hungarian dossier translations.
Spanish brief and first local preview
The Spanish work produced 27 pages and 39 document translations. The full historical dossier and final graphic work were still pending; this preview was not public.
The complete reading route
The dossier and five explanatory graphics were completed, bringing the preview to 28 pages. Topic cards were corrected and linked directly to Spanish sections.
First Spanish public release
All 28 pages went live at stasi-prision.com. The German document images remained separate from their Spanish translations and descriptions.
Eyewitness material expands
Podcast and Shared Memory material were added across the editions. The podcast was identified as German only.
Shared editorial refinement
The documented review rounds clarified historical wording, source distinctions and reading routes across all four language editions.
Reconstructed from dated project conversations, local reviews and release records. Earlier ideas are dated only where documented.
