Background Article Crossing the Iron Curtain in an “Ulm Box” In 1961, twenty-one members of the Society of Danube Friends in Ulm travelled down the Danube River from Vienna to Budapest—crossing the border into communist Europe along the way.
Background Article Habsburg Bukovina – a Colonized Entity? Gregor von Rezzori achieved fame for his fictionalized representations of bygone Czernowitz. In his memoir, he reveals perspectives on postcolonial life there after the collapse of Austria-Hungary.