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.
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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
Conclusions from Putin's Re-Election
In this interview, Fabian Burkhardt takes stock of the sham election in Russia and gives an outlook on what consequences it could have for politics in Russia (German).
NDR Info
"Putin's Elite is Seething"
Interview with Fabian Burkhardt on the actual purpose of the rigged presidential election in Russia and possible consequences.
t-online
National Day in Hungary: "Hungary first"
The "heute-journal" programme about Hungary's National Day and head of government Viktor Orbán, with a statement by Ulf Brunnbauer (German).
ZDF
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