Publications

Publisher: Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag. Co-Financed by the ENRS and the Commission of the Federal Government for Culture and the Media

The monthly magazine focuses on analysis of politics, culture, economics and society in Eastern Europe as part of a globalised world. It is published in cooperation with osteuropa małyGermany’s Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien) and the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity. The publication, with an introduction by Prof. Jan Rydel and Dr Burkhard Olschowski, ties in with the theme of ‘What was Communism?’, a conference held on 30-31 May in Berlin.

The volume includes a variety of sources and recognize different aspects of the issue. The basic relationship: entity – community, entity – nation, entity – homeland, is examined from the very foundation, from its ontologicalanthropological basics and biological-sociological roots.

Published in 2012 by Instytut Myśli Józefa Tischnera, with ENRS as a partner.
Edited by Maria Karolczak.

Polish-English edition. The war, the ghetto and the extermination constitute the darkest and most tragic chapter in the history of Otwock, Poland, and its inhabitants. This publication attempts to show the reality of those days as seen through the eyes of witnesses.

Published by Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Otwacka, with ENRS as a partner.

En: Magazines of European Network Remembrance and Solidarity, Volume 4. Returning Home to Hungary 1946-1950. Testimonies of Hungarian German Expellees

The publication is based on 46 interviews with witnesses. The introduction outlines the historical context of the expulsion and return of the Hungarian Germans to their homeland. The book combines oral history, culture and identity questions and contemporary historical interpretations.

Published in 2012 by European Network Remembrance and Solidarity, De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Edited by Ágnes Tóth.

En: Magazines of European Network Remembrance and Solidarity, Volume 5. Competitive interpretations in Eastern Europe after the Second World War.

The volume focuses on different approaches and argumentations in the process of commemorating the Second World War. Particular attention is paid to work and motivation of victims’ associations in the countries of Eastern Europe and Germany.

Published in 2012 by European Network Remembrance and Solidarity, De Gruyter Oldenbourg.
Edited by K. Erik Franzen, Prof. Dr Martin Schulze Wessel

Various specialists from different areas – history, architecture, memory studies, economy, Slovenian studies – describe the multilinguistic and multinational heritage of Bratislava from the beginning of 20th century to nowadays. Texts are accompanied by the archival photographs and plans presenting the modernization and metropolitization of Bratislava.

Magazines of European Network Remembrance and Solidarity, Volume 3.
Published in 2011 by Ustav Pamati Naroda and ENRS.
Edited by Matej Medvecký.

En: Magazines of European Network Remembrance and Solidarity, Volume 1. Sites of Memory in Central and Eastern Europe. Experiences and Perspectives.

Eastern Europe had been for ages the place of coexistence for different nations, ethnicities and religions, various identities and mentalities. However, the coexistence was accompanied by numerous tensions and ambiguities and in the end fell apart in the 20th century. Analyzing sites of memory may help in re-adjusting and complementing former interpretations of the past.

Published in 2011 by European Network Remembrance and Solidarity, De Gruyter Oldenbourg.
Edited by Prof. Matthias Weber, Dr Burkhard Olschowsky, Dr Ivan A. Petranský, Prof. Attila Pók, Andrzej Przewoźnik.

En: Magazines of European Network Remembrance and Solidarity, Volume 2. Commemorating the Second World War: Monuments and Museums in Central and Eastern Europe.

The publication gives a broad view on memory of the Second World War in three countries: Germany, Russia and Poland. The book includes a transcript of discussions focused on themes like Holocaust, Victory Day, occupation and resistance.

Published in 2011 by European Network Remembrance and Solidarity, Leipziger Universitätsverlag
Edited by Stefan Troebst, Johanna Wolf.