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Many Shades of Left – Autonomously Green Athens
Milan, a Serb currently living in the “cradle of democracy”, paints the picture of two diametrically opposed citizens’ approaches.
European Opportunity Gone Wrong: Polish Troops in Germany?!
Explore the forgotten history of a Polish occupation zone in post-WWII Germany in Haren an der Ems. And why should we remember it?
European outside Europe. Part II
After some time living in India, Anete reconsiders her aloofness to European regulations but also finds inspiration its attitude towards love and family.
Erect a Memorial – Erase the Past. the Memorial to the Victims of the German Occupation in Budapest and the Controversy Around it
Nobody cares about art? When ideology and historical revisionism mingle in a sculpture memorising victims of Nazi Germany in Hungary, the controversy about ‘Who is a victim and who is not?’ becomes too hot to erect the monument in daylight.
Memory Suitcase: one Rosary, two Memories
Gregor from germany describes a rosary that became a symbol of an emancipated woman before it developed into a symbol of eternal family love.
The Personal Side of History – Meeting with Lev Alexandrovic Netto
Imprisoned thrice - German Camp, Soviet Gulag, and silenced thereafter - Lev Alexandrovic Netto recounted his personal history to the European Youth.
Out of Europe
“Travel far enough, you meet yourself", David Mitchell said. Do we need to get out of our house to find one's own European identity?
Memory Suitcase: Tunes With a Story
Do you know the proverb “The heavier the luggage the easier the journey”? Anna from Finland moved several times, at times accompanied by the piano of her mother, a story she shares here.
Memory Suitcase: Unity in the hat
A bit of uniforms here, a pinch of ideology there and abracadabra – that’s how youngsters are often charmed into a common ideology. Tamara from Slovenia shares the story of a pioneer's hat.
Identity – the Magic Word of our Days?
The Balticeye-exhibition displays visual impressions by young Europeans on history and identity. One participant, Maria Zatoplyaeva from Kaliningrad explains why European identity is diverse.
Auschwitz and me – Insights From an International Youth Encounter
About 80 young people from Germany and around travelled to Auschwitz for an international youth encounter organised by the German Bundestag (Parliament). Back home, Julia (18) reflects on what history can teach us.
History is Personal! Interview With Children of the Revolution on the Importance of 1989
1989 marked a change of epoch in Europe. Twenty-five years ago, the peaceful revolutions in Eastern Germany and Europe saw the fall of totalitarian regimes and borders. Like in a relay, the movements for freedom and independence in Central and Eastern Europe handed over the baton, with Poland starting in spring and Romania feeling the change...
Is History an Obstacle to Future Peace Building?
Daniel Gjokjeski (28) from Macedonia summed up his impressions from some events he attended recently, all reflecting possible ways of fostering peace in the Western Balkans. Daniel asks the vital question: How much are we truly willing to change ourselves and accept otherness as a pre-condition for peace?
“The Absence of war is far From Being Peace“
There are so many present problems and pressing issues which are linked to World War I, the prime catastrophe of the 20th century. At the same time it shows that hardly anyone learns from history. Haris Huremagić (20), a prize winner of the Austrian history competition, has a Bosnian Background and demands honest efforts of modernization for Bosnia...
War Crimes in Tuscany in 1944 – a Historical Exploration
A group of young German and Italian students met in Castelnuovo Berardenga in Tuscany for eight days of intensive digging into a dark chapter of the local German-Italian history: The German massacre at the end of World War II. Read the impressions by Lanrianna Peters (17).