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Changes in the Historiography of Central-Eastern Europe Between Two Transformations

  • Date

    VII. Saturday, 29.08.2026, 9:00-11:00/11:30

    VIII. Saturday, 29.08.2026, 11:30-13:00

  • Location
    House 3 - SR224
  • Theme
    C - National and Regional Schools of Historiography

Abstract

The panel focuses on the development of historiographies of Central Eastern Europe over the past 35 years. This period is characterised by the fact that the historiographies of the individual countries have had to respond to significant social changes that have led to a significant re-evaluation of historiography and its role in society. This concerns the whole historical spectrum, from the early Middle Ages to contemporary history. The two transformations are: 1) the period of the 1990s, when the old political regime is rapidly disintegrating and democratic structures are gradually being built; 2) the period of the last ten years, when in this geopolitical space there has been a gradual escalation of crisis phenomena (precipitated by the period of anti-epidemic restrictive measures) towards open war of aggression. The main focus will be on Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian and Ukrainian historiographies, with overlaps into the historiographies of neighbouring countries.

Convenor

  • Petr Vorel   (University of Pardubice)

Panelists

  • Gueorgui Kassianov (Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej, Lublin)
  • Tomáš Knoz (Masaryk University Brno)
  • Piotr M. Majewski (University of Warsaw)
  • Miloš Řezník (Technische Universität Chemnitz)
  • Veronika Středová (University of Hradec Králové)
  • Marta Verginella (University of Ljubljana)

Papers

  • Historiography in time of war: the Case of Ukraine

    Gueorgui Kassianov

  • The Concept of Land history between History of State and regional history. The Cause of Moravia

    Tomáš Knoz

  • Transformations of modern Polish historiography after 1989

    Piotr M. Majewski

  • Double Transformation through the Eyes of German and Polish Historiography

    Miloš Řezník

  • Transformations of modern Czech Historiography

    Veronika Středová

  • Slovenian historiographical transition from the 1990 onwards

    Marta Verginella