Keynote Speech by Karl Schlögel and the awarding of the Honorary Doctorate of Ilia State University
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On 12 June, at 19:30, in Hall B201 at Ilia State University German historian and recent recipient of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, Karl Schlögel will deliver a speech, on how the fall of the Soviet empire but also the Russian wars on Ukraine and Georgia call for a radical re-evaluation and re-conceptualization of European history and the present moment. Not mainly as a reckoning, but to come closer to the truth.
Ilias State University confers an Honorary Doctorate on Karl Schlögel.
Introduction by Nino Doborjginidze, Rector of Ilia State University.
More details about the debates: Tbilisi 2026 – Debates On Europe
Working languages: Georgian, English
Time and date: 12 June, 18:30-19:30
Venue: Ilia State University, Hall B201, 32 Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue
Admission is free.
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