History, Society & Culture

Erasmus Diary: How I discovered the Maultaschen, a special german dish

As part of my Erasmus exchange, I spent 6 months in the beautiful city of Konstanz, in Baden-Wurtemberg, Germany. During this period I discovered the Lake of Konstanz, its small cities and villages, German culture and among it the Maultaschen, a typical German dish from Baden-Wurtemberg. (...)

Friday 17 March 2023

The Kharkov Governorate and the late victory of Jabotinsky

“Beyond these cities stretches a continuous sea of almost thirty million Ukrainians. Please try to take a peek not only at its center[...] try to look at its frontier, to the Kharkov or to the Voronezh governorates, near the same strait[...] [where there are] villages inhibited (...)

Friday 24 February 2023

Orban’s nationalism is a lesson for Europe

When Europeans think of nationalism today, few examples hit as close to home as Orban’s Hungary. What was once a promising prospect for showcasing the success of European integration and western democracy quickly spiralled into what is now one of the EU’s most corrupt member states. The country (...)

Saturday 12 November 2022

Warsaw Uprisers Speak Out on the Future of Europe

Survivors of the Warsaw Uprising fought for freedom and humanity almost 80 years ago. Now, as war returns to Europe, the last of their generation are keen to let their voices be heard. The few remaining survivors who participated in the Warsaw uprising are some of the last representatives of (...)

Thursday 30 June 2022

Stalin, Putin and History

History is on the move again - Arnold J. Toynbee Circumstances may reveal people’s abilities, but it is the choices they make that highlight character. Joseph Stalin was born Josef Vissarionovich Djugashvili on December 18, 1878 (although he later invented a new birth date for himself: (...)

Wednesday 16 March 2022

International Woman’s Day: The Venetian Lioness, PhD.

This International Women’s Day, Federico Pisani draws attention to a woman forgotten by history: Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia, the first woman to earn a PhD. Like every year, today we look around us and find with surprise and curiosity new and old stories we may have missed: knowledge that (...)

Tuesday 8 March 2022

A place of blood and tears

Leave all hope, you who enter - Dante Alighieri In April 1945, the Allies penetrated deep into the territory of Nazi Germany. With the end of the war in sight, all those who were aware of the crimes they had committed tried to destroy as much evidence as possible. It was Nazi Germany that was (...)

Friday 28 January 2022

The Blame Game: Is Europe at Fault?

How did Western powers turned their praised concepts of nationalism and self-determination for the people, into a systemic culture of control and exploitation of the rest of the world? In this article, Alexia Manduca offers an interesting analysis of the Western powers’ double standard of its (...)

Sunday 20 June 2021

Youth, Partying and Coronavirus: How the UK’s Pandemic Response Failed Young People

It is no secret that partying is a favourite pastime for many people, even in the middle of a crisis. As the COVID pandemic continues and countries go into months-long lockdowns, many young people have struggled to cope with isolation. The result, perhaps unsurprisingly, has been that large (...)

Sunday 9 May 2021

Regional languages: between artificial construct and component of identity

OPINION. Following a recent article in our French language sister publication Le Taurillon denouncing Manuel Valls’ position on learning regional languages in France, and the responses it provoked, a deeper analysis is needed of the role that these languages play in building regional, national (...)

Sunday 2 May 2021

The European myth of Judeo-Christian Values

After millenials of systemic antisemitism, why is Europe suddenly and firmly upholding its Judeo - as much as - Christian inheritance? Rebecca Wenmoth untangles this contradicting rationale, which seems to be revealing more exclusive than inclusive tendencies for the old, thus not ultimately (...)

Sunday 11 April 2021

Freedom of speech: a new case of France’s fragile democracy?

The French government’s repeated assaults on freedom of the speech over the past few months is a matter of great concern, even though the President and its Prime Minister have been trying to hide it behind other pressing concerns: radical Islamism and the coronavirus pandemic of coronavirus. An (...)

Monday 29 March 2021
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