2014

Silvia Ruppeldtová

Name
Silvia
Ruppeldtová

Slovak screenwriter, journalist, translator and archaeologist. She graduated from drama studies, dramaturgy, Latin-American studies, archaeology and Egyptology in Bratislava, Moscow, Madrid, Vienna and Havana. She’s an author of the screenplay of „Changes of Bratislava”. She translated Spanish, French, English and German films and literary texts such as for instance: „Aprende a dibujar” by Rosa Curto, „Lettre à D.” by André Gorza and „Them, Adventures with Extremists” by Jona Ronsona. Her articles, feuilletons, interviews and essays were published in numerous Slovak magazines and journals.

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Norman Davies

Name
Norman
Davies

A British-Polish historian noted for his publications on the history of Europe, Poland and the United Kingdom. Davies published a book God's Playground, a comprehensive overview of Polish history; Heart of Europe, a briefer history of Poland; Europe: A History and The Isles: A History, about Europe and the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, respectively; Microcosm: Portrait of a Central European City, a history ofWrocław / Breslau, a Silesian city; Rising '44. The Battle for Warsaw, which describes the Warsaw Uprising etc.

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Katarzyna Oyrzanowska

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Katarzyna
Oyrzanowska

Works for UNHCR as a specialist for Integration of Refugees UNHCR.

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Marcin Żyła

Name
Marcin
Żyła

Polish journalist and an op-ed columnist, currently working for Tygodnik Powszechny weekly. A dedicated traveler and hitchhiker, he is the author of numerous articles, interviews and reports from countries of former Yugoslavia and South-East Europe. His main area of interest includes issues of multiculturalism, migration and contemporary history.

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Volodymyr Yermolenko

Name
Volodymyr
Yermolenko

Ukrainian philosopher, essayist and political analyst. Author of numerous articles/interviews in Krytyka, Eurozine, Korydor, Ukrainskyi zhurnal, LitAkcent, Historians.in.ua, Espreso.tv, Krayina, TV5Monde, Die Welt, EU Observer, MediaPart and others. Has PhD in political studies at Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS, Paris), teaches philosophy at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Kyiv, Ukraine), foreign policy at education projects run by Internews Ukraine.

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