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Rethinking about 1989: the end of Soviet hegemony in Eastern Europe

Venue: Rome (Italy)
Period: Nov. 9-11, 2009

The anniversary

In the occasion of the twentieth anniversary from the fall of the Berlin wall, the Accademia di Romania in Rome, the University “La Sapienza” and the Centro Studi sull’Europa Orientale of the University of Genova organise an international event devoted to what occured in Eastern Europe in 1989.
 
On the day which signs the exact anniversary of the fall of the wall, November 9th, a concert with pieces by Dmitri Shostakovitch, Sergej Prokof’ev, Yann Tiersen, Eddie Rosner (the famous "gulag jazz player, victim of Stalin's persecutions) will officially open the conference.

The conference

The international conference "Rethinking about 1989: the end of Soviet hegemony in Eastern Europe" will be divided into three different sessions.

Speakers and guests from Italy, Romania and France will analyse, discuss and recall all the events which took place in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe during 1989. Beside making reference to the Soviet Union and its hegemony, the speakers will discuss in details about Germany, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania.

The conference will be held in Italian, English, and French.

The discussants

The participants at the conference are as follows:

  • Roberto Sinigaglia (University of Genova)
  • Fulco Lanchester (University “La Sapienza”, Rome)
  • Sergio Bertolissi (University of Naples “L'Orientale”)
  • Jerôme Heurtaux (University Paris-Dauphine)
  • Francesco Dante (the Holy See)
  • Matteo Pizzigallo (University "Federico II", Naples)
  • Pasquale Fornaro (University of Messina)
  • Giuseppe Rutto (University of Turin)
  • Nadège Ragaru (CERI-Paris)
  • Grigore Arbore Popescu (CNR-Venice)
  • Lauro Grassi (University of Milan)
  • Vasile Puşcaş (University Babeş-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
  • Marcela Sălăgean (University Babeş-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
  • Virgil Ţârău (University Babeş-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
  • Marius Bucur (University Babeş-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

Organiser

  • University “La Sapienza”
  • Accademia di Romania
  • Centro Studi sull’Europa Orientale, University of Genova

Information & contacts

Organization Secretariat
Prof. Giuseppe Motta

University "La Sapienza"
address: Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5
Rome, Italy
tel. 0039.06.4991.0291-0385-0541
mail. cerimoniale@uniroma1.it

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