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Prof. Dr. Joachim von Puttkamer wurde für ein Special des Rahmenprogramms Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften (BMBF) befragt, welchen Beitrag die osteuropäische Geschichte zur Einordnung und zum Verständnis des Kriegs in der Ukraine leisten kann.

"Mit ihrer wissenschaftlichen Expertise kann die Osteuropäische Geschichte inhaltlich vor allem zu drei Aspekten Orientierung bieten", so Joachim von Puttkamer im Interview, "Sie kann erstens die Geschichte der Ukraine als eigenständiger Nation im…

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Professor Włodzimierz Borodziej, Professor of History at Warsaw University, Co-Director of the Imre Kertész Kolleg Jena from 2010 to 2016 and currently chair of its Advisory Board, has received the International Research Award of the Max Weber Foundation.

The award recognizes achievements of scholars whose work has made an exemplary contribution to international research in the fields of the humanities and social and cultural sciences.

From the official statement of the Max Weber Foundation:

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