Welcome to Transition Dialogue!
As practitioners of history and civic education, our network is committed to the critical evaluation of the period of post-socialist transformation from 1989 onward, to investigating the ways of coming to terms with its political consequences in the present-day societies, and to providing educational resources on transition and how it can be approached by teachers and educators. More details about our network and video interviews with our partners
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You can also watch what our partners have to say about our work here below:
POLAND: From Central to Local Governance – The Greatest Achievement of Polish Transformation? Author: Stanisław Zakroczymski Download PDF I. Overview The lesson describes the significant changes in the management of public affairs which took place in Poland in 1989, because of the transition from democratic
RUSSIA: Political Whirlwinds of the 1990s Author: Andrey Suslov Download PDF I. Overview This class is focused on Russian political life in the 1990s, following the fall of the Soviet Union. Some of the problems are described in comparison to similar processes in Eastern Europe.
UKRAINE Studying Ukrainian and European History Through Active Learning Author: Mykola Skyba Download PDF I. Overview The methodological approach to the lesson – active and problem-based learning. Tools and framework – a blended learning method (mostly ‘rotation model’) (see APPENDIX). The teacher provides research tasks
By Andrei Zavadski In the late 1980s–1990s, radical political, economic, and cultural changes took place across the Soviet and Soviet-affiliated parts of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Following the collapse of state socialism, the newly postsocialist states began to transition towards democracy and implemented a
In their article “A ‘reunification’ of memories? An analysis of German media’s coverage of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall,” authors Andrei Zavadski and Anna Litvinenko delve into German media narratives around the 30-year milestone since the fall of the Berlin
On Saturday, 6th May 2023, we had the honour of hosting a workshop at the Humboldt Labor in the Humboldt Forum in cooperation with an international team from the research group “Reconstituting Publics through Remembering Transitions”. Our workshop titled “Memories of the Transition Period” provided
On Friday, 5th May 2023, we hosted a special screening of the film “Crystal Swan” at the Humboldt Forum in Berlin in collaboration with the international research group “Reconstituting Publics through Remembering Transitions”. This was part of our Transition Talks: a series of dialogic remembrance
On 6th December 2022, we gathered in Warsaw for a public discussion event on “Teaching Post-Socialist Transition: the challenges facing museums, schools and non-formal educators.” This discussion was hosted in partnership with Stowarzyszenie 61 at their base and held with experts from museum education departments,
