“On Trying To Be a Historian of Eastern Europe”
A Migratory Interim Balance. Part 1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22348364 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stefan Troebst (0000-0001-5190-3208, Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 243-265 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Slavic World in the Third Millennium (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2412-6446 • E-ISSN: 2782-442X |
| Publisher | Institute of Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER • RU) |
| DOI | 10.31168/2412-6446.2021.16.1-2.11 |
| OpenAlex | W3210908957 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
This autobiographic (and thus highly subjective) text asks what motived a non-East European, born in 1955 in West Germany, to become a historian of Eastern Europe. The answers are, on the one hand, an interest in (Slavic) languages and (Cold War) politics, and, to a lesser extent, family background, and on the other, coincidence and, not the least, fellowship opportunities. Part 1 of the article traces the author’s biography from his high-school years in Baden-Württemberg to universities and research institutions in Tübingen, West Berlin, Sofija, Skopje, and Bloomington, Indiana, from 1969 to 1981 – including his first modest academic achievements. Part 2 covers his professional path till retirement in 2021
Archaeology · Art history · Biography · Cold war · Economic history · Interim · Iron Curtain · Political science · Politics · Slavic languages · West germany · Classics · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |