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The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi | Photo: Armenak Margarian, via Wikimedia Commons

02 October 2016

EUSTORY History Camp „United or Divided in Diversity?“ has started!

Given the many challenges in Europe caused by the Ukraine crisis, the refugee crisis, Brexit and growing populism, young Europeans are concerned about the future of the continent.

Flag of the Polish non-governmental trade union “Solidarność” | Photo: CreativeCommon

22 September 2016

EUSTORY History Camp „Backpacking Visegrád“ has started!

One of this year’s History Camps will – literally – be on the move from 22 September! Under the title of »Backpacking Visegrád with Pen and Camera: Traces of Social Movements in Past and Present«, 20 young Europeans from 13 different countries will board trains to travel from Hungary via the Czech Republic to Poland.

Federal President Joachim Gauck | Photo: Federal Government/Guido Bergmann

01 September 2016

Call of the Federal President to Participate in the German History Competition

»God and the world. Religion makes history« is the topic of the 25th tender for offers of the German History Competition of the Federal President.

Hometowns of the participants of the »United or Divided in Diversity« History Camp | Map data: Google Maps

11 August 2016

Next stop in 170,000 kilometres: EUSTORY History Camps 2016

This autumn, EUSTORIANS will travel a total of more than 170,000 km when they make their ways to the annual History Camps for EUSTORY competition prize winners.

Prize winners of the 2016 Bulgarian History Competition | Photo: Bojidar Markov, Photogroup Agency

25 June 2016

Former Bulgarian President Presents Awards of Bulgarian History Competition

On 25 June, the director of the National Ethnographic Museum hosted the award ceremony of the 9th Bulgarian National History Competition in the Royal Palace in Sofia. Mitoko Todorv, chairman of the National Endowment Fund “13 centuries of Bulgaria”, as well as the former Bulgarian President Petar Stoyanova presented the prize winners with their awards.

Annual EUSTORY network meeting 2016 | Photo: Natalia Kataeva

17 June 2016

EUSTORY Annual Network Meeting 2016

From 27 April to 1 May, EUSTORY competition organisers gathered in Moscow for their Annual Network Meeting.

03 June 2016

EUSTORY History Camps 2016: Young Europeans look for Traces of Protest and Nationalism

Under the pressure of current crises and driven by strengthened populist movements, Europe is struggling for its future. This year’s EUSTORY History Camps take up the challenge to clarify one-sided interpretations of history and nationalistic narrowing.

Andrej Kozyrev | Photo: Körber Foundation

24 May 2016

Family History in Russia

Andrey Kozyrev is one of the prize winners of this year´s Russian EUSTORY History Competition on the topic "Man in History – Russia in the 20th century".

President of Latvia Opens Award Ceremony in Riga

On 21 May 2016, the President of Latvia, Raimonds Vējonis, opened the EUSTORY award ceremony in the “Riga Latvian Society House”. He expressed his gratitude saying: "The time in which we live affects our options and choices, but it also determines our responsibility for our land and country. Without knowledge of history and respect for it, there is no future. Looking at you, competition winners, I am proud and I know that Latvia is in safe hands."