Forum z - "from wall to wall ... connected story (s)"

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Round table on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The collapse of this symbol of a world divided into two rival blocks was followed by many geopolitical upheavals, including: German reunification (20 September 1990); the end of communism and democratic transitions in the countries of central and eastern Europe, the enlargement of the European Union to the east; the break-up of the USSR and the emergence of the Commonwealth of Independent States (8 December 1991); the end of the cold war and the new Euro-Atlantic security approach; the wars of Yugoslavia (1991-2001) which redraw the map of Europe; a new world order based on multilateralism.

To evoke those events that changed the course of 20th century history
century and discuss their resonance with the news, the Europe Direct Information Center of the University of Luxembourg (EDIC), the Luxembourg Center for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH), the Pierre Werner Institute and their partners - the Archives of the European Union (Florence), Stiftung Berliner Mauer (Berlin), the German Embassy, the Representation of the European Commission in Luxembourg and Radio 100,7 - invite you to Forum Z - "From a wall to the other ... Connected Story (s) ».
Gathered around a round table, experts from different backgrounds will analyze the concept of "walls" in history and discuss the challenges of their respective disciplines in the exploration of past and present, in the preservation of memory and the transmission of knowledge, as well as the role of new methodologies in the digital age.


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The opening speech will be delivered by Prof.Dr Jens Kreisel, Vice-Rector of Research at the University of Luxembourg. The speakers will be:
the architect Tatiana Fabeck (Luxembourg)
Dr. Andrey Grachev, political scientist and former adviser to President Mikhail Gorbachev (Russia)
Dr. Gerhard Sälter, Head of the Research and Documentation Department of the Stiftung Berliner Mauer (Germany)
Dr. Dieter Schlenker, Director of the Historical Archives of the European Union (Florence, Italy).
Moderator: Prof. Benoît Majerus, Luxembourg Center for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH).

In German and French with simultaneous translation.

Free admission (for organizational reasons, prior registration is appreciated).



Abbaye de Neimënster

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2160 Luxembourg 28 Rue Münster, Luxembourg

Abbaye de Neimënster
28 Rue Münster
Luxembourg



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