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Orest Franchuk | Photo: Tina Gotthardt
Orest Franchuk | Photo: Tina Gotthardt

Ukraine: A Nation's Awakening

After the crisis ends, Ukraine will be a different country, says Orest Franchuk, a EUSTORY alumni who has been on the Maidan from the very first night of 21st November 2013.

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Czech Award Ceremony | Photo: Tina Gotthardt
Czech Award Ceremony | Photo: Tina Gotthardt

Czech Award Ceremony 2014

„All important historical events had their beginning in Prague,“ started the Czech writer and actor Zdeněk Svěrák his opening speech, giving the Defenestration of Prague in 1618 as an example. Svěrák may have exaggerated the role of Prague as the cradle of historical events a bit, but one thing is true: This ceremony on 20 February in Prague was the kick-off event for EUSTORY’s award ceremony season 2014.

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Czech Award Ceremony Announcement | Photo: PANT
Czech Award Ceremony Announcement | Photo: PANT

Start of Award Ceremony Season

The Czech event on 20 February will kick off this year's series of award ceremonies with a festive closing ceremony of the 7th EUSTORY year in Prague.

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Commemorating the First World War
Commemorating the First World War

Europe 14/14 - HistoryCampus in Berlin

The First World War - What has it got to do with me, my nation, and with today's Europe? 2014 marks the Centenary of the First World War.

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The Role of Women and Men | Slovakian Competition Poster 2012
The Role of Women and Men | Slovakian Competition Poster 2012

Publication of Slovakian Prize Winners' Works

„The Role of Women and Men in Slovakia during the 20th Century“ was the topic of the 2012/13 Slovakian EUSTORY competition.

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Petro Kendzor | Photo: NOVA DOBA
Petro Kendzor | Photo: NOVA DOBA

A View From Within: The Current Situation in Ukraine

Petro Kendzor is the organiser of the Ukrainian history competition and co-founder of the non-governmental NOVA DOBA association. In an interview he talks about the current situation in Ukraine, about historical literacy and freedom of opinion.

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Czech Facebook Page
Czech Facebook Page

EUSTORY Competitions on Facebook

More and more EUSTORY members are using social media these days as a means of communication and information. The following member countries created a facebook account for their history competition: Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Slovakia and Spain.

Italian Competition Poster | Photo: Fondazione per la Scuola
Italian Competition Poster | Photo: Fondazione per la Scuola

New Italian Competition Topic and Facebook Presence

Young Italians are asked to send in their contributions to the new Italian competition round entitled " '14 - '18 The Great War in Europe". Participants are encouraged to use new media technologies and develop their work exclusively in digital format. Those of you who read Italian are invited to visit the competition's facebook page.

Belarusian Competition 2013/2014
Belarusian Competition 2013/2014

Belarus is Back with New Competition Topic!

After a six-year break, Belarus offers a history competiton again. “1939 in the Memory of the Inhabitants of Belarus” is the topic that the "Belarusian Oral History Archive ", "Historika” and "Public Association DYJARYUSH" announced recently. The year 2014 marks the 75th anniversary of the consolidation of the ethnic Belarusian lands into the borders of the Byelorussian SSR and its consequences - a hot topic, the organisers say.