Am Russwasser(Breitenlee), named in 2007 after the pond referred to as Rußwasser in the Freytag & Berndt city map, as well as the allotment garden of the same name,“Am Russwasser.” The pond is located west of the street, northeast of Breitenlee’s town center, on the site of the former Breitenlee marshalling yard. This was built during the First World War, among others, by Russian prisoners of war; Russwasser may have gotten its name from these Russians.
When I finally reached “Am Russwasser” after more than an hour of travel, I found myself standing in front of a locked gate. I could hear a few people talking on the other side and tried to get their attention. I asked a middle-aged man if they might let me in to take some photos. „This is a private road,“ he replied. Even after I explained my project, there was no chance. So, this is the result of my excursion: the thinnest Vienna Zine to date. Coincidentally, it is also issue number 200, which makes it a special edition in more than one way.
