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The year 1956 stands as one of the most critical turning points in the social and political history of 20th-century Central and Eastern Europe. On the 70th anniversary of the Polish October, the Pilecki Institute, in collaboration with the Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IH PAN), invites you to an international scientific conference exploring the regional impact of this pivotal year.Was 1956 equally transformative for the politics and social dynamics across the entire Eastern Bloc?
To address this question, 32 scholars from around the world - including researchers from Bulgaria, China, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the UK, and Poland - will gather in Warsaw. Bringing together perspectives from history, sociology, political science, anthropology, and cultural studies, the conference will examine the intersection of political transformation and social change using modern methodological approaches such as transnational history, histoire croisée, and connected history.
Key Speakers & Highlights:
Monday, Oct 19 | 15:00 CEST
Official Opening & Keynote Address
Prof. Silvio Pons (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa)
“Communism in Post-WWII Europe and the 1956 Crisis: A Transnational Perspective”
Tuesday, Oct 20 | 09:00 CEST
Keynote Address
Prof. Daniela Koleva (Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski)
“‘Everything for Man, Everything for the Good of Man’: Welfare and Legitimation”
Key Information for Attendees:
Dates: Monday, October 19 (starts at 15:00) - Wednesday, October 21 (ends at 14:00)
Location: Pilecki Institute, ul. Sienna 82, Warsaw
Language: English (all sessions)
Registration: Open to the public. Please reserve your spot by completing the registration form: https://forms.gle/pBEeBxXaowQRKLV59
Program & Details: https://instytutpileckiego.pl/pl/instytut/kalendarz/konferencja-wspolne-doswiadczenia-rozne-drogi-przelom-1956
Organized by the Pilecki Institute and the Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences as part of an ongoing conference series on the post-1945 transformations of Central and Eastern Europe.
Media Patronage: Forum Akademickie
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Sienna 82, 00-815 Warsaw, Poland, ulica Sienna 82, 00-815 Warszawa, Polska, Warsaw, Poland
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