Anete (25), Latvia
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“For me the charm of history hides in its challenging and ambiguous
nature. Although we learn to see history as a logical chain of causes
and consequences or simple line of facts, it is rather a synthesis of
different opinions, interests and world outlooks, reflecting not only
stories of the past, but also the perceptions of the present. EUSTORY has
pushed me to re-think my own convictions, dared to accept existence of
various, even contradictory truths, and founded a belief that history
as life is certain only in its complexity."
Anete (25), Latvia
New Competition Round in Bulgaria 2012/2013
The topic of the 7th national History competition is "The Tolerance of the Bulgarian nation - Together Despite Differences. To find out more, please visit the competition's website.
New Competition Round in Poland 2011/2012
To find out about the three competition topics for the 2011/2012 competition, please visit the competition's website.
New Competition Round in Belgium 2011/2012
The topic is "History in a Suitcase". For more information, please visit the competition's website.
New Competition Round in Spain 2011/2012
"My family throughout history" is the topic of the new competition round in Spain. Please have a look at their website!
Welcome to EUSTORY
The History Network for Young Europeans
Survey on European social policy
Can social justice be achieved through an unconditional basic income? What do young Europeans think about European social policy? Europe & Me and FutureLab Europe will represent the voice of young Europeans at the European Foundation Centre's conference in Belfast when they debate “Peace through Social Justice” on June 7, 2012. If you are under 35 years of age, please help them make your voice heard by completing the following short survey.
Civic Engagement Forum in Russia
The Memorial Center for the history of political repression Perm 36 will host the 8th International Civic Engagement Forum PILORAMA-2012 on July 27 - 29, 2012. The Forum on the grounds of the former Gulag prison camp includes discussions about contemporary pressing issues (official and non-official Russian policy issues, civic engagement, the role of mass media in civil society) but also musical and theatrical shows, modern literature, films and documentaries.
Thoughts on Social Welfare in Europe
Zuzana Novakova is a EUSTORY alumna from Slovakia. She is working towards an MA in Public Policy. In her FutureLab Europe blog contribution she wonders if it is time to let go of our mental maps, to rethink our concept of social justice and to search for innovative approaches. Read her blog contribution!
Award Ceremony in Russia
The awardees of this year's Russian history competition “Man in History – Russia in the 20th Century” gathered at the award ceremony in Moscow on 4 May 2012. Among others, Ljudmilla Alexeeva, President of the Moscow Helskinki group and one of Russia´s most famous human rights activists, honoured the prize winners and their contributions at the ceremony. The Russian history competition has been organized by the International MEMORIAL Society since 1999 and has been a founding member of EUSTORY in 2001. This year, more than 1500 contributions from 68 regions of Russia as well as from neighbouring countries were handed in.
Award Ceremony in Austria
Austria, which will soon become a member of EUSTORY, is starting off the EUSTORY history competions prize and award giving season 2012. On 2 May, Austrian President Dr. Heinz Fischer will present the awards at the Vienna Hofburg, which, for many centuries, was the centre of the Habsburg empire and today houses the offices of the Federal President. The topic of the competition was "Between Violence and Hope: The End of War and Rebuilding the 2nd Republic in 1945".
EUSTORY Annual General Assembly 2012
From 12 - 13 April 2012 the organizers of national history competitions met for their annual EUSTORY General Assembly in Hamburg to discuss network issues. They decided upon the forthcoming Youth Academies in 2012 and discussed concepts of democracy education. Professor Béatrice Ziegler, Director of the Centre for Civic and History Education at the Centre for Democratic Education Aarau, Switzerland introduced the topic of democracy education. >> read more >>
FutureLab Blog
January 2012 | FutureLab Europe - Mihails Kozlov is a "veteran" Eustory particicpant from Latvia and has published a 25 minute video on the FutureLab Europe Blog in which he asked young people if they would prefer a national or a European passport and what role citizens should play in building a new Europe.
"Do you speak European?"
December 2011 | The online magazine Europe & Me, including a lot of EUSTORY alumni, spent the last three years writing about their daily experiences of Europe. Now, they were inviting young Europeans to join them for a weeklong workshop, where 31 young Europeans investigated what Europe meant to them. >>read more>>
