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Finnish competition poster
Finnish competition poster

5th Finnish Competition Round 2012/2013

The new competition round in Finland 2012-2013 has been announced. The topic of the 5th Finnish EUSTORY history competition is “Two stories”. To find out more, please visit the competition’s website.

Slovenian Award Winners
Slovenian Award Winners

Slovenian Award Ceremony in 2012

The award ceremony of the Slovene history competition 2012 took place in the Museum of Contemporary History in Ljubljana last Thursday, 31 May. On the photo you see the awarded participants.

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Winners of the fourth competition round in Sweden
Winners of the fourth competition round in Sweden

Swedish Award Ceremony 2012

The award ceremony for the fourth competition round in Sweden was held in Kristianstad 29th of May, 2012. The three best students and their teachers were rewarded for their excellent work in a small ceremony at Högskolan Kristianstad.

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Latvian President Andris Bērziņš
Latvian President Andris Bērziņš

Latvian Award Ceremony 2012

Latvian President Andris Bērziņš awarded the winners of this year's Latvian History Competition in the White Hall of the Riga Latvian Society.This year's competition topic was "Latvians abroad".

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Group photo at award ceremony in Finland
Group photo at award ceremony in Finland

Finnish Award Ceremony 2012

The Finnish award ceremony was held in the Rake Hall of the design hotel "Klaus K" in Helsinki. The topic of this year's third competition round was "Change in life"

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Bulgarian history competition
Bulgarian history competition

New Competition Round in Bulgaria

The topic of the 7th national history competition 2012/2013  is "The Tolerance of the Bulgarian nation - Together Despite Differences." To find out more, please visit the competition's website.

Estonian Award Ceremony 2012
Estonian Award Ceremony 2012

Award Ceremony in Estonia in 2012

The award ceremony of the 13th Estonian history competition took place on 12 May 2012 in the hall of the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research in Tartu. The topics of the competition were “My Family” and “My Home Area and Its People”.

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Gulag Museum
Gulag Museum

Civic Engagement Forum in Russia

The Memorial Center for the history of political repression Perm 36 will host the 8th International Civic Engagement Forum PILORAMA-2012 on July 27 - 29, 2012. The Forum on the grounds of the former Gulag prison camp includes discussions about contemporary pressing issues (official and non-official Russian policy issues, civic engagement, the role of mass media in civil society) but also musical and theatrical shows, modern literature, films and documentaries.

Zuzana Novakova from Slovakia
Zuzana Novakova from Slovakia

Thoughts on Social Welfare in Europe

Zuzana Novakova is a EUSTORY alumna from Slovakia. She is working towards an MA in Public Policy. In her FutureLab Europe blog contribution she wonders if it is time to let go of our mental maps, to rethink our concept of social justice and to search for innovative approaches. Read her blog contribution!