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Spaces and borders, but also their projections and constructions, are fundamental for the political history of Eastern Europe as well as for human interaction. The thematic focus shows the significance and function of space- and border-related debates and discourses in Eastern Europe and presents...

Russia's war against Ukraine has highlighted the great need for in-depth knowledge of the region and its background. The GWZO in Leipzig, in cooperation with other Leibniz Association institutions, has developed two e-learning courses that provide an introduction to one thousand years of Ukrainian...

The “Copernican Revolution” represents an immensely important new finding in the history of humankind. The notion that the Earth orbits the Sun, and thus that the Earth was no longer to be regarded as the center of the Universe, broke with the prevailing worldview and was to have...

Few topics are as multifaceted as the subject of food and drink. It ties individual sensory experience and culinary satisfaction to practically every other aspect of human life. It is also an important, but often overlooked, part of our shared cultural legacy. Eating and drinking, therefore, to a...

“Sleeps a song in all things”? Music is and always has been many things: a means of entertainment or elitist self-expression, an obvious or hidden bridge between cultures, a propaganda weapon or a symbol of cultural independence. And music and sound are part of historical, submerged...

European history is a history of migrations. This is especially true for the history of Eastern Europe. Join us in an exploration of this multifaceted and emotionally charged topic, which still polarizes people to this day. Spanning centuries and a vast array of themes, these stories extend from the...