Schriften des Bundesinstituts für Kultur und Geschichte der Deutschen im östlichen Europa
Die Schriftenreihe des Bundesinstituts für Kultur und Geschichte der Deutschen im östlichen Europa (BKGE) wendet sich ebenso an die Fachwissenschaft wie an eine wissenschaftlich interessierte Öffentlichkeit. Das Publikationsspektrum umfasst Archivführer, Bibliographien, Quelleneditionen, grundlegende Monographien - sowohl Originalausgaben als auch Übersetzungen. Es erscheint auch eine Folge von Tagungsbänden, in denen die Ergebnisse der Fachkonferenzen dokumentiert sind, die vom Bundesinstitut durchgeführt wurden.
Die Reihe behandelt Themen aus Geschichte, Literatur, Sprache, Volkskunde und Kunst der historischen deutschen Ostgebiete sowie der deutschen Siedlungsgebiete in Ost- und Südosteuropa.
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The volume focuses on the years following the First World War (1918–1923), when political, military, cultural, social and economic developments consolidated to a high degree in Eastern Europe. This period was shaped, on the one hand, by the efforts to establish an international structure for peace and to set previously oppressed nations on the road to emancipation. On the other hand, it was also defined by political revisionism and territorial claims, as well as a level of political violence that was effectively a continuation of the war in many places, albeit under modified conditions. Political decision-makers sought to protect the emerging nation states from radical political utopias but simultaneously had to rise to the challenges of a social and economic crisis, manage the reconstruction of the many extensively devastated landscapes and provide for the social care and support of victims of war.
This volume, which is based on diaries written in Breslau, sheds new light on experiences of shrinking space and the specific characteristics of German-Jewish ego-documents. The diaries and autobiographies, which have hitherto received relatively little attention, offer important insights into the relation between the Nazi use of space and the exclusion of ‘foreigners’.
This volume examines "shared heritage" – a concept coined by scholars in art history/heritage studies that can also be understood as "difficult heritage" – and applies it to literary studies. In their texts, contemporary authors engage with the history of pluricultural regions in Eastern Europe and come to terms with inherited traumas.
This volume provides insights into contemporary research on the literary, cultural, artistic, and linguistic relations between the Baltic region and Germany with exemplary analyses and case studies.
The Enlightenment as an epoch and intellectual movement was closely linked to a new way of using media. New formats established themselves not just in the centers of the Enlightenment but also on their peripheries. What were the most influential media practices of the Baltic Enlightenment, who were their most important proponents, and at whom were they addressed? This book presents the Baltic as a prime example of a European Enlightenment region.
The author examines how so-called "life unworthy of life" was treated during the "Heim ins Reich" resettlements from Bessarabia, Dobruja, and Bukovina in the fall of 1940. While Nazi propaganda publicly celebrated the resettlements, "euthanasia" murders were taking place in the clinics of the German "Reich." In light of this, what happened to "ethnic Germans" who did not conform to the ideals of Nazi ethnic policy?
This book examines Kant’s life, work, and impact on the basis of the latest research. It emphasizes his relevance against the backdrop of the current societal and political challenges being faced both in Europe and worldwide. Moreover, a wealth of illustrations reveals the consonance between art and philosophy, and how the visual arts were also inspired by Kant.
For the first time, this volume compiles essays on aspects of the 19th and 20th century history of leisure and consumption in the Silesian metropolis Breslau. How and where did the inhabitants of Breslau spend their leisure time, what athletic activities did they pursue, where did they shop, what cultural offerings did they enjoy? These questions, among others, are the focus of this volume, which uses an interdisciplinary historical approach.
The Weimar Triangle, as coined in the 1991 German-French-Polish language forum, also applies to the realm of culture. The volume uses historical, literary, and regional case studies across different temporal perspectives to examine trilateral processes of exchange and intersections between Germany, France, and Poland. Essays are in German, Polish, and French.
This companion volume to the exhibition of the same name tells for the first time the fascinating history of the 1782 encounter in Zurich between four nobles from the Houses of Oldenburg and Romanov and the principal exponent of physiognomy, Johann Caspar Lavater. It also addresses the diverse and intensive relationships between Oldenburg and Russia during this period.
For Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, education is a key issue that affects their history and self-understandings both in terms of their heteronomy and their own state-building processes. This volume reveals essential aspects of Baltic education history and its narratives by looking at example analyses and case studies for all three Baltic countries.
The interwar period in East Central Europe is largely a blank space on the map of architectural history, dominated by a few examples categorized as “Bauhaus”. In this book, an international group of architectural historians examine the sites, protagonists, and transnational networks of the avant-garde in Central Europe and the global dissemination of their ideas.
The conference volume should raise the awareness for the promotion of national minorities among agents, institutions as well as to an interested public. It sheds light on state policies regarding national minorities with a multilateral, multidisciplinary and comparative approach. The articles will examine the consequences of minority policies on the application of European legal standards, the political circumstances of the minorities, how the minorities organize themselves, as well as their relationship to the titular nation, and the actual current social situation. The volume should stimulate directly and indirectly an international comparison of national policies regarding minorities and their local impact. It intends to deal with this complex topic in a differentiated manner, incorporating different perspectives.
The volume focuses on the years following the First World War (1918–1923), when political, military, cultural, social and economic developments consolidated to a high degree in Eastern Europe. This period was shaped, on the one hand, by the efforts to establish an international structure for peace and to set previously oppressed nations on the road to emancipation. On the other hand, it was also defined by political revisionism and territorial claims, as well as a level of political violence that was effectively a continuation of the war in many places, albeit under modified conditions. Political decision-makers sought to protect the emerging nation states from radical political utopias but simultaneously had to rise to the challenges of a social and economic crisis, manage the reconstruction of the many extensively devastated landscapes and provide for the social care and support of victims of war.
Der Band erinnert an den Oldenburger Intellektuellen Enno Meyer (1913–1996). Wissenschaftler, Weggefährten, ehemalige Schüler und Familienmitglieder geben Auskunft über das Wirken und die biographischen Hintergründe des Pädagogen, der zum „Spiritus Rector" der deutsch-polnischen Schulbuchgespräche wie auch der Aufarbeitung von Diskriminierung und Vernichtung der Juden im Oldenburger Land wurde. Neben seinen frühen Prägungen im kleinstädtischen Milieu Oldenburgs und den deutschnationalen Jugend- und Studentenbünden der zwanziger und frühen dreißiger Jahre werden seine einschneidenden Erlebnisse als Soldat im Zweiten Weltkrieg beleuchtet. Die Zeit nach 1945 war für Meyer ein behutsamer politischer Neubeginn. Als Geschichtslehrer beschäftigte er sich fortan intensiv mit dem deutsch-polnischen und dem deutsch-jüdischen Verhältnis, auch um seinen Schülern und Lesern die Verbrechen der NS-Zeit vor Augen zu führen.
Adolf Rading (1888–1957) developed the Breslau Academy of Art and Applied Art into one of the most interesting schools of “new architecture” in the Weimar Republic. The volume traces the architect’s career and networks and tracks his creations in exile in Haifa and London. Source texts with commentary present Rading’s theoretical approaches. The focus is also on issues related to the preservation of his buildings in today’s Wrocław.
The term "exodus" refers in this context to the uprooting and migration of European Jews after the Holocaust, and encompasses various facets, including the experience of homelessness and exile. This work offers a comparative perspective by focusing on the fate of three communities: namely, the Jews of Bukovina, who were expelled during Nazi rule; Germans and Jews in Czernowitz; and Jews in Transylvania after the war.
The architectural history of Posen between 1900 and 1945 reflects the city’s shifting allegiances to Germany and Poland. The political sphere crucially informed perspectives toward the built environment, determining the actors in the architectural scene. How to construct residential housing, a key concern in 20th century urban development, was a common thread under all three periods of rule (Germany/Poland/Germany), despite their contrasts.
The founding of the Protestant denominations lasted longer as a historical phase in Eastern Europe than in the German-speaking world. The spread of Lutheran teaching often took place in competition with other confessional currents; in this process, the connection between confession and the nation played a special role. The essays in this volume examine the impacts of Lutheran teaching in Eastern Europe. The discussion extends from the 16th century to the present day, and highlights how the Reformation is still relevant today, in Poland, Romania, and elsewhere. In addition to discussing historical events, the essays focus thematically on the transmission of Reformation thought both orally and in writing, and through art and architecture. They also examine different ways of relating to this cultural heritage.
The collection includes essays by Joachim Bahlcke, Małgorzata Balcer, Katrin Boeckh, Hans-Jürgen Bömelburg, Kęstutis Daugirdas, Winfried Eberhard, Detlef Haberland, Jan Harasimowicz, Wilhelm Hüffmeier, Bernhart Jähnig, Grażyna Jurkowlaniec, Krista Kodres, Eva Kowalska, Kolja Lichy, Anna Mańko-Matysiak, Péter Ötvös, Maciej Ptaszyński, Anja Rasche, Maria Skiba, Edit Szegedi, Matthias Weber, Evelin Wetter, and Martin Zückert.
Despite their highly heterogeneous history, German-Russians are often viewed as a closed and uniform group. The volume seeks to question this point of view and introduce new research perspectives. By adopting a research approach that is transnational with an emphasis on historical interconnections, it presents a more nuanced history of German-Russians.
For some authors, the "new beginning" after 1945 did not represent a definitive break with the past, in terms of poetology, aesthetics, and the substance of their work. This volume traces different writers’ responses to this moment of upheaval, examining authors who were rooted and exerted influence in Western and Eastern Europe. Focusing on this threshold moment furnishes a rich picture of a complex literary situation.
Chosen as the 2016 European Cultural Capital, Wrocław (named Breslau prior to 1945) is a shining center of modern architecture. In the first decades of the 20th century, renowned architects made plans for Breslau, including Max Berg, Hans Poelzig, Ernst May, Erich Mendelsohn, Hans Scharoun, and during the Nazi period, Werner March. The volume is the first collection devoted to the architectural history of that period.
In the context of the 2017 celebration of Luther’s 500th anniversary, the volume examines the specific features of Reformation movements in Eastern Europe, exploring the impact of Lutheran doctrine in Poland, Bohemia, and Hungary. In addition to discussing historical events, the volume discusses the transmission of Reform ideology in word and text, art and architecture, and the ongoing impact of this cultural heritage up to the present day.
Starting in 1925, there was mounting ethno-regional agitation for a "Greater Germany" that extended across the German-Polish-Czech and German-Dutch borders to Silesia and Friesland. This monograph compares the Silesian homeland movement with the Greater Frisia movement and examines their protagonists, activities, ideologies, and effects.
Until 1945, Breslau was a major publishing capital in the German-speaking world. Around 300 publishing houses were headquartered there, including major publishers, academic presses, local publishers, a large number of Jewish publishers, and even a few Nazi presses. This study presents the history of selected publishing houses based on extensive research in archival resources.
In this work an international panel of authors examines the history of Upper Silesia from the time of the earliest settlement of the area to the present day. They focus not only on conflicts but also on diverse processes of interaction with neighbors. The study shows that today, Germans, Poles, and Czechs are jointly formulating new questions about Upper Silesian history that do not emphasize merely what divides them but also what connects them.
2017 will mark the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s posting of the theses, overshadowing the 600th anniversary of the death of the Czech Church reformer, Jan Hus, burned at the stake for heresy by the Council of Constance. What was Hus’s contribution to European ecclesiastic and intellectual history? What was the reception of his life and work? How have Czechs and Germans commemorated him?
The essays in this volume examine the relationship of National Socialist territorial and population policy to regional identities in the countries of Eastern Europe. A focus is placed on the role of “Auslandsdeutschen” (ethnic Germans in foreign countries), including their relationships to their nations of residence and to the Third Reich given their cultural ties and the exigencies of the Second World War.
This archive guide presents the collections of two archives in Romania that are of major importance to the culture and history of the Transylvanian Saxons. In terms of chronology, it covers the period from the beginning of German settlement in the early 13th century through the emigration of the majority of Germans to West Germany in the second half of the 20th century. A particular focus is placed on the extensive manuscript collections.
After the Second World War, German refugees, exiles, and emigrants set up a number of social gatherings in West Germany. The meeting rooms (Heimatstuben) they created had a commemorative and social function, but were scarcely noticed outside the exile world. Eisler examines their creation, institutionalization, and functions in the context of West Germany’s cultural and exile policies.
The principality of Transylvania was an autonomous actor in international relations between 1541 and 1699. It maintained diplomatic relations with most European powers. Gerald Volkmer examines these relations and the international treaties that emerged from them, thereby presenting for the first time a full picture of Transylvania’s status in international law between Christian/Western and Islamic/Ottoman international legal norms.
The study examines the lives of German-Austrian officials and their families, a group that has been largely neglected by academic researchers. Based on official documents, memoirs and letters drawn from Austrian, Polish, and Ukrainian archives and libraries, it presents a multi-generational picture of selected families in the period from 1772 to 1918.
This book explores the history of Kashubia, an area located near Danzig (now called Gdansk), during the first half of the 20th century. Based on interviews with contemporary Polish, German, and Kashubian witnesses, it reveals the multiethnic past of this region made familiar from the writings of Günter Grass, and brings to life the remembrances and experiences of its former and current inhabitants.
This book develops the thesis that the establishment of folklore studies as an academic discipline in the German-speaking world has been largely driven by the multiplicity of perspectives regarding Eastern Europe. The authors take stock of folklore studies and examine the outlook for future research objectives and projects.
American, Polish, and German authors take up the notion of “cultural landscapes” to examine the areas of Eastern Europe where Germans lived up to the end of the Second World War. They explore “landscape” as the projection surface of human imagination and remembrance with reference to commemoration studies, “spatial research” in cultural studies, and postcolonial studies.
This volume present questions and perspectives related to the German cultural heritage in Silesia in a German-Polish context. The essays take different views on Silesia, on its publishing history as a field of study, on editions and discoveries, and on selected aspects of Silesian material culture and imagery.
Multiple changes in national affiliation and political systems marked the history of the 20th century in Eastern Europe. This volume explores the impact of these changes on regional identities from the time of National Socialism through the recent past and their effects on the structure of cultural, ethnic, and social relationships.
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This book traces this tumultuous historical moment in the lives and memories of the nobilityof Silesia, a region ceded to Poland in 1945. Based on interviews with multiple generations of Silesian aristocratic family members and archival records, the study cautiously explores a sensitive subject in political remembrance while at the same time filling an important desideratum in contemporary research on aristocracy.
Im Europa des 20. Jahrhunderts führten politische Entscheidungen zu veränderten Machtverhältnissen und Grenzziehungen. Insbesondere die Regionen im östlichen Europa erlebten mehrfache Wechsel der staatlichen Zugehörigkeit und der politischen Systeme, die das Gefüge aus kulturellen, ethnischen und sozialen Beziehungen nachhaltig beeinflussten. Der Band beleuchtet den Einfluss dieser Prozesse auf die regionalen Identitäten von der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus bis in die jüngste Vergangenheit.
Im Nationalsozialismus wurden regionale Identitäten der slawischen Bevölkerung sowie das Mit- und Nebeneinander verschiedener Ethnien bewusst zerschlagen. In den Jahrzehnten des Realsozialismus unterlagen die Regionen einerseits dem zentralistischen Ordnungsprinzip einer dominanten Staatspartei, andererseits eröffneten sich für sie Chancen einer Kultur-, Wissenschafts- und Brauchtumsförderung, die regionale Beheimatung durchaus zu stimulieren vermochten. Nach 1989 sind in vielen Regionen des östlichen Europa eine Wissbegier und eine Identifikation der lokalen Zivilgesellschaft mit ihrer Heimatregion und deren Vergangenheit und Kultur zu verzeichnen. Die Traditionssuche und -pflege geht einher mit (Neu-)Konstruktionen regionaler Charakteristika unter den Anforderungen eines nationalen und europäischen Wettbewerbs der Regionen.
Mit Beiträgen von:
Burkhard Olschowsky, Matthias Weber, Robert Traba, Dieter Pohl, Ryszard Kaczmarek, Klaus Ziemer, Stephanie Zloch, Sona Gabzdilová, Milan Olejník, Stanislava Kolková, Roland Borchers, Pawel Czajkowski, Kornelia Ehrlich, Justyna Pokojska, Jaroslaw Hrycak
(Erscheint zugleich Schriften des Europäischen Netzwerks Erinnerung und Solidarität 6)
Band 2: Region, Staat, Europa. Regionale Identitäten unter den Bedingungen von Diktatur und Demokratie in Mittel- und Osteuropa. Hrsg. von Burkhart Olschowsky u.a. 2014, 262 S.
Band 3: Nationalsozialismus und Regionalbewusstsein im östlichen Europa. Hrsg. von Burkhart Olschowsky , Ingo Loose. 2016, 460 S.
Die geographische und politische Situation Schlesiens als Peripherie und Grenzregion im 20. Jahrhundert hatte unmittelbare Auswirkungen auf die baukünstlerische Produktion. Ein Prestigeprojekt wie Max Bergs Jahrhunderthalle in Breslau konnte nur entstehen, weil sich die Stadt sich neben ihren westdeutschen Konkurrentinnen behaupten wollte. Der groß angelegte Ausbau des polnischen Kattowitz/Katowice in der Zwischenkriegszeit erklärt sich insbesondere aus dem kulturellen Wettstreit mit den deutschen Nachbarstädten, die ihrerseits nicht minder ambitionierte Bau- und Planungsinitiativen verfolgten. Die Suche nach "nationalen" Ausdrucksformen spielte dabei ebenso eine Rolle wie die Profilierung durch innovative architektonische und städtebauliche Lösungen.
Beate Störtkuhl analysiert die Architekturgeschichte der Moderne in Schlesien von ihren Anfängen um 1900 bis zum Ausbruch des Zweiten Weltkriegs erstmals in einem Überblick, der neben den kulturellen Zentren Breslau und Kattowitz auch das Baugeschehen in den kleineren Städten wie Königshütte/Chorzów, Oppeln oder Waldenburg in den Blick nimmt.
Mit der Konzentration auf die nach der Vertreibung nach Ungarn Zurückgekehrten beschreitet die Autorin innerhalb der Migrationsforschung wissenschaftliches Neuland. Anhand von 46 Zeitzeugen-Interviews werden Fragen der Vertreibung, der Rückkehr, der Integration, Reintegration und Identität von Ungarndeutschen erörtert. Im ersten Teil des Bandes wird der historische Kontext der Vertreibung und Rückkehr der Ungarndeutschen umrissen, im zweiten Teil analysiert Tóth Interviews mit betroffenen Zeitzeugen. Dabei wird ersichtlich, dass sich die vertriebenen Ungarndeutschen in Österreich und Deutschland als Fremde gefühlt haben. Heimatverbundenheit und Heimweh bewogen sie zur Rückkehr, trotz des Verbots der ungarischen Behörden. Das Buch bietet eine aufschlussreiche Kombination aus Oral History, kultur- und identitätsgeschichtlichen Fragestellungen und zeitgeschichtlicher Interpretation.
Erscheint zugleich als Schriften des Europäischen Netzwerks Erinnerung und Solidarität Bd. 4
