Seminar: Quest for a New Europe? The Soviet Union, Central European Countries and the Emerging Visegrad Cooperation, 1989-1991
Date: 30 October 2024, 16:00
Venue: Institute of Contemporary History, Czech Academy of Sciences (Vlašská 355/9, Prague 1)
The period between 1989 and 1991 is often understood as the beginning of the post-Cold War order. While new literature sheds light on the role of Western leaders in shaping this new international order through the unification of Germany, the policies of the former Eastern bloc countries are not yet well examined. In this seminar we will explore the European policies of the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries during these years, based on archival documents from the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, and Russia.
Keynote speaker: Jun Fujisawa (Kobe University)
Comments: Daniela Kolenovská (Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University / Institute of Contemporary History, Czech Academy of Sciences) and Matěj Bílý (Institute of Contemporary History, Czech Academy of Sciences)
Please note that an audio recording of the seminar will be made, which will then be available on the Institute’s website and Spotify.