1922年夏，苏俄政府开始对知识分子有计划、有系统的驱逐行动，此即震惊世界的“哲学船”事件。八十年后，随着俄罗斯档案的解密，事件始末终于大白于天下。 本书“档案文件选译”部分，系编者在莫斯科访学期间，自俄罗斯档案馆搜集相关资料汇编而成。有珍贵的史料价值。 “被驱逐者的见证”部分，摘选自流放中的学者、作家的日记和回忆录。

In 1983 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.