Events
Here you can find informations to the events of the Eastern European Library.
In the autumn semester the SOB organizes an annual lecture series on current and historical topics pertaining to Eastern Europe. All our lectures are open to the public and freely accessible. The program for the 2026 lecture series will be published here shortly.
Next events
1 October 2026
Illusion und Desillusion – der lange Weg zu einem effektiven Menschenrechtsschutz in Osteuropa
Angelika Nussberger (Köln)
15 October 2026
Against oblivion: “Memorial” and the struggle for human rights from the Soviet Union to today’s Russia
Oleg Orlov (Berlin)
6 November 2026
Michal Hvorecký «Dissident»: Gespräch und Lesung mit dem Autor
Michal Hvorecký (Bratislava)
12 November 2026
Beyond Borders: Belarusian Literature and Human Rights
Julia Cimafiejeva und Alhierd Baharevič (Berlin)
26 November 2026
Human Rights and the Media: The Example of “Kavkaszskij Uzel”
Grigory Shvedov (Caucasian Knot)
10 December 2026
Equality in Central and Eastern European Constitutionalism
Barbara Havelkova (Oxford)
Podcasts and event archive
In our event archive you can find all past lecture series and podcast recordings