Blogs
Sophie Gueudet: Russia’s Patron Politics in Republika Srpska
Analysis of relations between Russia and Republika Srpska since 2022 – on the IOS blog on Russia's war against Ukraine.
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About the Institute
The IOS
The IOS is one of the largest non-university research institutions of its kind in Germany. Through its work, the Institute contributes to a better understanding of the society and history of Eastern and Southeast Europe.
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Research
IOS Research
At the IOS, researchers from various disciplines conduct research on the history of as well as the economic and political developments in Eastern and Southeast Europe.
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Publications
IOS Publications
With its publishing activities, the IOS supports research into Eastern and Southeast Europe and informs a wider public.
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Library
The Institute’s Library
The library of the IOS is one of the largest of its kind, collecting and providing access to literature on Eastern Europe. In addition, it maintains a wide range of electronic resources to support research.
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Understanding Eastern and Southeast Europe—creating, preserving, and communicating knowledge. This is the goal of the Regensburg-based Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS). The IOS is one of the largest non-university research institutions of its kind in Germany. Our staff include historians, economists, and political scientists with a particular interest in the former Soviet Union and Southeast Europe. In addition, the IOS provides important infrastructure services for research.
New on ostBLOG
Blog Series "Provenance Research at the IOS"
In the course of a current project, the Institute’s library is checked for books, journals and maps that were looted under Nazi rule. In a series on ostBLOG, Daniela Mathuber explains provenance research at the IOS and presents several objects.
Events
The IOS in the Media
Das "Problem der Probleme"
Gastbeitrag von Katrin Boeckh zu Schwierigkeiten bei der Aufnahme von Heimatvertriebenen in Regensburg 1945 und zur helfenden Rolle der katholischen Kirche.
Mittelbayerische Zeitung
Tagung der Osteuropaforscher: Exotisch, rückständig, böse, gescheitert
Bericht über die Jahrestagung des IOS.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
How Russia’s Liberal Tech Companies Became the Foundation of Putin’s War Effort
Bericht über staatlichen Einfluss auf russische Tech-Unternehmen, mit Einschätzungen von Fabian Burkhardt.
Kyiv Independent
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