In interview on the IEG Blog, historians Joachim Berger and Gregor Feindt explain that Ukrainian and European history are deeply intertwined. They hold that Ukraine was a “blind spot” in a segment of European historiography prior to the Russian attack in 2022. “Studying the making of a European history of Ukraine is important because it reveals how history is turned into a political argument and how political decisions are made in times of war”, says Gregor Feindt, “we hope that readers take away a better understanding of Ukraine’s position in European history as well as how the past is utilised across Europe”.
The interview summarizes the special issue of the Journal of East Central European Studies titled “European Histories of Ukraine and the Valorisation of the Past”, edited by the two historians. The publication originated from a workshop held at the Institute of European History (IEG) in Mainz and organized in cooperation with the Leibniz Research Alliance “Value of the Past”.
Read the full interview via the following link: 5 Questions to Joachim Berger and Gregor Feindt – Writing European History / Europäische Geschichte schreiben
