Adult learner's week at the Estonian National Museum

Tuesday, 20. sep 2022

Register for professor Olaf Mertelsmann's lecture, free of charge

On October 20 at 17.30, as part of the adult learner's week, Estonian National Museum will host professor Olaf Mertelsmann's lecture "A thousand years of Ukrainian history in 90 minutes". The lecture is held in English. From 16.30, you can familiarize yourself with Ukrainian-themed literature presented by Tartu City Library and Library of ERM.

The lecture is free, but registration is required. Register here by entering your name and e-mail address until October 18.

Olaf Mertelsmann is a professor of Eastern European history in the University of Tartu. He holds a doctorate in History from the University of Hamburg (2000). He has taught in Estonia, Germany and Russia. His main interests are social and economic history of Eastern Europe, Stalinism, Soviet history and contemporary Baltic history. He is the author of five monographs, he has edited several volumes and published more than 80 papers in journals and edited volumes. He was principal investigator in the projects “Baltic Regionalism: Constructing Political Space(s) in Northern Europe, 1800-2000” and “Estonia in the Era of the Cold War.” Currently he is working on post-war Stalinism and on the Cold War in the Baltic Sea region.