Domestic violence in the 20th century in European countries is a complex and ambiguous phenomenon. The boundaries between different behaviors, from those that were accepted and commonly practiced,…

Germany’s cooperation with dictatorships has been widely criticized over the past decade. Close ties to non-democratic states such as Russia, China, and Qatar have led to calls for tougher sanctions.…

Michal Frankl (Leibniz GWZO Prague) “Humanitarian Border Crossings: Aid in No Manʼs Landˮ Moderator: Jan Musekamp The talk follows the trajectories of humanitarians who helped refugees stranded in the…

CONFERENCE PRORGAM: Monday, 4 May 2026 17:30-18:00 Opening comments 18:00-19:30 Keynote lecture Michal Frankl (Leibniz GWZO Prague) “Humanitarian Border Crossings: Aid in No Manʼs Landˮ Moderator: Jan…

Children are among the most vulnerable groups in society, both today and in early modern times. In fact, children throughout history have been exposed to violence: in times of war, on migration…

When the Communists took over power in Czechoslovakia in February 1948, they confidently proclaimed they would make prostitution redundant. The lecture presents the key findings of the forthcoming…

Izabela Mrzygłód (GHI Warsaw): ‘A Peasant Believes Us and Joins Us in a Struggle’. Networks and Transfers of Violence between Metropolitan Centers and Provinces in Interwar Central and Eastern Europe…

Nefertiti: The Making of a Global Icon The characteristic image of Nefertiti, the Ancient Egyptian queen, is known all over the world. Discovered in 1912 and first exhibited in 1924, her bust has…

In addition to the medieval and early modern periods, more recent history has long been marketed as a tourist attraction in historical city centers in Eastern and Central Europe. Apart from World War…

KFG conference | Diasporas, Exile Scholars and Knowledge Production in Area Studies (20–21 April 2026) organized in cooperation with the German Historical Institute Warsaw Date: April 20–21, 2026…

In cooperation with the NordOst-Institute and the Lithuanian Institute of History, the GHI branch office Vilnius, is organizing an international conference entitled Transnational Approaches to the…

Elżbieta Kwiecińska (Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences), Petro Dolhanov (Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv): Polish closet in a Ukrainian hut. A microhistory and family…