How can we teach history and critical thinking in an increasingly polarised world? Some answers from the EUSTORY Annual Network Meeting in Oslo

How to deal with violence? Insights from Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee and keyfigure in re-building the island of Utøya after the terror attack in 2011.

How do children see the war in Ukraine? This is the subject of the digital exhibition “War and Dreams” showing drawings by Ukrainian schoolchildren.

“History in a Polarised World” was the overarching theme of this year’s network meeting in Chișinău from 6–10 March, 2024. Hosted by the National Association of Young Historians of Moldova (ANTIM) competition organisers from more than 20 countries discussed challenges such as AI, propaganda, and polarisation.

In his 2023 speech, Petro Kendzor, initiator of the Ukrainian History Competition, shares his thoughts on the war in Ukraine and its impact on the Ukrainian, Russian and European societies.

How is the current Russian military assault on Ukraine accompanied by a "war of memory"? Tatiana Zhurzhenko, Ukrainian expert on the politics of history, deconstructs elements of Russian propaganda.