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Searching for my German great-grandfather in Siberia
In summer 2010 my grandfather and I travelled to Rubtsovsk to find his father’s grave' he had died there as a prisoner of war in 1945. Far from civilisation, Rubtsovsk is a town of around 160, 000 inhabitants on the Russian-Kazakh border in southwest Siberia. My grandfather had been hoping to find his father’s burial place for over 65 years
second world war , russian federation, germany, society, history
81 billion pounds later: Brits avoid bankruptcy
The British government announced a barrage of drastic austerity measures on 20 October: major cuts in social welfare and almost half a million jobs in the public sector axed. British, Finnish, Danish and Dutch commentators find these public sector cuts, the biggest since world war two, harsh, unfair and extremely dangerous for the economy
second world war , money, great-britain, churchill, conservatives, nick clegg, david cameron
Turkey-Israel: credibility and question of anti-semitism
Since heavy criticism from the Turkish side after the Israeli attack on a Gaza aid ship on 31 May, relations between the two states have entered a further ice age. There has been rising concern in Europe that Turkey is increasingly turning away from the west. A babelian political theorist explains the problems inherent to the Turkish response
second world war , gaza strip, religion, identity, middle east, jews, europe
John Demjanjuk: one of Europe's last Nazis takes the stand
Undoubtedly one of the last acts of de-nazification in history has been playing out inside the appellate court of Munich since 2 December. International media is closely tracking the case against the accused, a former executioner at the Sobibor concentration camp. Trial hearings have resumed after being halted due to the poor health conditions of the 89-year-old defendant and US extradite; we hear opinions from young people in Germany
second world war , germany, neo-nazis, national socialism, society, history, holocaust memorial day
Holocaust Polish boy speaks from the dead on Facebook
'Winter’s here. Every Jew must write their name on the Star of David that is sewn on their clothes...' In the same way that Anne Frank documented her experience day after day in her journal, a young victim of the Holocaust is being virtually revived through Facebook, where he has 2, 279 'friends'
second world war , jews, germany, poland, internet, facebook, eurogeneration
Jean-Christophe Bas: 'the erasmus generation doesn’t know how lucky it is'
Finally, on 9 November 1989, there was peace. Young Europeans born after this historic day did experience the war. But what does the construction of Europe mean to them? In his book L’Europe à la carte, Jean-Christophe Bas calls upon the spoiled children of the eurogeneration’s in order to create a less self-centred Europe.
second world war , cold war, iron curtain, jean monnet, berlin wall, european institutions, enlargement
Europe 70 years after the outbreak of WWII
The German invasion of Poland seventy years ago on September 1, 1939, marked the start of world war II. The repercussions of the war are still felt across Europe today. The Estonian, Austrian, British and Portuguese media comment
second world war , gdansk, germany, cold war, poland, lech kaczynski, austria
Eurocorps in Strasbourg: is it really a European military with no UK participation?
Strasbourg is home to the most European of all HQs; the Eurocorps headquarters. Born 15 years ago, this army corps is the sole military organisation governed by an international treaty. So, are the Eurocorps a sign of Europe’s powerful defence force? Opinions are divided in the Alsatian region capital
second world war , armée européenne, eudebate on the ground, eudebate2009, armée, army, society
Holocaust memorial day in the European consciousness
Italian historian Enzo Traverso, 52, says the Holocaust memorial day, which falls on 27 January, ‘cannot be considered unrelated to what is happening in the Middle East today’. Interview
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