In order to have a deeper insight about the transformation period there were conducted 9 individual interviews with historians and philosophers from Romania (2), Lithuania (2), Poland (2), Germany (1), Hungary (1), Ukraine (1).

The revolution of 1989 – A case of Romanian exceptionalism? 


 We took our victories for granted

Interview: The Historic Role of Solidarity


The Never-Ending Comparison between East and West


In the Soviet era, national elements were used as a substitute for faith

There is a lot of unreasonable euphoria in Lithuania about the collapse of the Soviet Union

A Hungarian Transition that Needed a Revolution 

What 1989 can (and cannot) teach us 

Ce que 1989 peut (et ne peut pas) nous apprendre (Text in French)

Ko mus gali (ir negali) išmokyti 1989-ieji? (Text in Lithuanian)

The history of revolutions: Democracy in action or democracy in turmoil?