Program Schedule Nexus24 Wielgolas / Cieńsza, Poland / November 15-21
Day 0 (15.11) Arrival Friday
15:45 Pick up participants at Warsaw
17:00 Arrival from Warsaw to Location
17:00 Check in Siedlisko Leluja
18:00 Dinner
19:00 Informal introduction, Getting to know the place, getting to know each other, program FAQ
Day 1 (16.11) Saturday
09:00 Breakfast
10:00-10:30 Formal introduction speeches from partners and curator.
Introduction of the place
10:30-11:30 Facilitation session with Kateryna Tarabukina. Expectations of the group
11:45 – 14:00 “West” Strives to Read the “East”: Perception of Ukraine and Central Europe in Germany (and beyond). Prof. Dr. Andrii Portnov. seminar/lecture
14:00 Lunch break
15:00 – 18:00 Russian Memory Politics: Abuse of Historical Narratives, Germany´s Nostalgia for “Ostpolitik” and the Overall Impact on Culture, Politics, and Security in. Gabriele Woidelko Workshop
19:00 Dinner
20:00 Screening (curated selection by Ksenia Malykh)
Day 2 (17.11) Sunday
09:00 Breakfast
10:00-11:45 Commemorative Practices of an ongoing war. Ukrainian experience.
Prof. Dr. Oksana Dovgopolova ONLINE seminar/lecture
12:00 – 14:00 German ‘Aufarbeitung’: Myths, Challenges, and Their Political Impact. Dr. Stefanie Eisenhuth seminar/lecture
14:00 Lunch
15:00 – 16:30 German society’s historical self-image with regards to the 20th Century, and its perception of Poland Mateusz Falkowski seminar/lecture PL
16:45 – 18:45 Teaching History in Eastern Europe: bonds instead of borders. Semen Prokopenko Workshop
19:00 Dinner
20:00 Screening (curated selection by Ksenia Malykh)
Day 3 (18.11) Monday
09:00 Breakfast
10:00 – 12:45 Understanding the notion of peace through cognitive skills: critical thinking, complexity awareness, perspective skills, sense-making, and long-term orientation and visioning. Prof. Dr. Yulia Shtaltovna Workshop
13:00 – 16:00 Beyond Diplomacy: A Critical Lens on Germany’s Political Stance Towards Peace in Europe. Including talk about new book “Putin’s attack on Germany. Disinformation, propaganda, cyberattack”. Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven. seminar/lecture
16:15 Lunch
17:00 – 19:45 “End the war/stop Russia” Alevtina Kakhidze Workshop
20:00 Dinner
21:00 Screening (curated selection by Ksenia Malykh)
Day 4 (19.11) Tuesday
09:00 Breakfast
10:00 – 11:00 Equator facilitation session with Kateryna Tarabukina
11:00 – 11:30 Siedlisko Leluja is inviting to degustation at their local cheese production
12:00-14:00 Global Security Architecture in the Times of Extremes Dr. Jana Puglierin ONLINE seminar/lecture
14:00 Lunch
15:00 – 16:30 Beyond Propaganda: How Russian Influencers and Regime Critics Play the Kremlin’s Game. Nikolai Klimeniouk seminar/lecture
16:45 – 18:45 National Military Defense Spending Strategies and Security Challenges: A Comparative Analysis of Poland, Ukraine, Germany, and NATO’s Approach to the East. Sławomir Dębski seminar/lecture PL
19:00 Dinner
20:30 Screening (curated selection by Ksenia Malykh)
Day 5 (20.11) Wednesday
09:00 Breakfast
10:00:12:00 USA after elections: strategies and security challenges for Poland, Ukraine, and Germany. Sławomir Dębski seminar/lecturePL
12:30 – 14:15 The city of others. How do we live in a world with others different from ourselves? Krzysztof Czyżewski seminar/lecturePL
14:30 Lunch
15:00 Visit of Pracownia Cieńsza and getting know Henryk Musiałowicz legacy
15:45 – 18:45 Art as a territory of safe empathy. Ksenia Malykh. Artistic reflection session/Workshop
19:00 Coming back to Siedlisko Leluja
19:15 Final Dinner
Day 6 (21.11) Departure
09:00 Breakfast
11:00 Check out Hotel
11:30 Departure to Warsaw
Organizers: Vitsche e.V.,
Co-organizers: Pilecki-Institut Berlin
Partner: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung,
Sponsors: Stiftung für Deutsch-Polnische Zusammenarbeit,
Curator: Kataryna Tarabukina
Events in the framework of “The Nexus of Decision” outside the residency-academy program
04.12.2024, 18:30
Pilecki Institute Berlin
Pariser Platz 4A, 10117 Berlin
Book presentation “Under German occupation. Europe 1939-1945” Prof. Dr. Tatjana Tönsmeyer.
At its peak in World War II, German-occupied Europe stretched from Norway to Greece and from France, Poland, to deep within the Soviet Union, affecting 230 million people. Tatjana Tönsmeyer’s work shifts the focus to those living under occupation, revealing how the occupiers disrupted daily life, imposed new rules, and fueled constant fear of violence. Civilian casualties far outnumbered military losses, especially among Jews who faced genocidal persecution. Tönsmeyer’s research highlights how people resisted or adapted, with this legacy still shaping European relations today, especially in the context of russia’s occupation of Ukraine.