Historical reckonings

Different pasts, different memories. But have Europeans also reckoned with the darkest pages of history?
In this series, Sphera Network partners explore the relationship today’s citizens have with the past.

In Athens, academics and activists rethink the official history of the Greek state

January 26, 2024
Colonialism, although it was a very central phenomenon at the time of the foundation of...

Historian evaluates Russia’s place in Hungarian history

January 24, 2024
From the suppression of the 1848-49 Revolution to the change of the political regime in...

In Madrid, activists challenge the country’s most important national holiday

January 18, 2024
On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered America, a national milestone that occurred under the...

In Poland, a history professor wages a fight against antisemitic politicians

January 16, 2024
In May 2023 a far-right, antisemitic member of parliament, Poseł Braun, disrupted Professor Grabowski (Polish-Canadian...

“If one day Palestine were to be liberated, it would be thanks to the people”

January 4, 2024
Welcome to Ardi, the only Palestinian restaurant in Paris. Rania, its owner, opened this gourmet...

In Italy, the colonial past remains an uneasy subject

December 20, 2023
Unlike in other countries in Western Europe, Italy’s colonial past is still rarely debated. It’s...

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