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Aug 12, 20231 min read
The sun rises in the East: A plea for identity, nations and international understanding
My grandparents would never have seen themselves as part of the Western community. They were Prussians and their gaze was always directed...
Apr 10, 202311 min read
Der bestirnte Himmel über mir..*
Ein Plädoyer für Bewusstsein und Frieden (deutsche Fassung) *Immanuel Kant: „Zwei Dinge erfüllen das Gemüt mit immer neuer und...
Mar 17, 20231 min read
"The starry heavens above me....*
A plea for awareness and peace *Immanuel Kant: " Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often...
Feb 1, 20231 min read
“The starry heavens above me..”*
A plea for awareness and peace *Immanuel Kant: "Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often...
Jan 25, 20231 min read
"The starry heavens above me..."* - a plea for awareness and peace
*Immanuel Kant: "Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and steadily we reflect upon...
Aug 7, 20221 min read
Im Rausch des Bernsteins
Der weinende Soldat mit dem Baby im Arm Danke @Königsberger Express, Ausgabe 8/2022
Aug 2, 202212 min read
Im Rausch des Bernsteins – der historische Osten Deutschlands – ein Plädoyer für die Menschlichkeit
Ein Essay von Dr. Katja Banik Flucht aus Königsberg, i. Preußen im Januar 1945 Mein liebstes Vaterchen, … Wir wollten rausgehen und auf...
Jun 19, 20221 min read
The Thrill of Amber - Germany's Historical East - a Plea for Humanity
The Weeping Soldier and the Baby – On board the freighter Göttingen, January 1945 My maternal relatives – my grandma with her three...
Jun 4, 20221 min read
Listening to the Curonian Spit
The thrill of amber, or nature answers in German .....In particular, I felt this on the Curonian Spit, on the brisk Baltic Sea shore with...
Aug 29, 20211 min read
Without roots, no future. Germans and Russians – Decoupling ideologies
Cultural diversity or universal uniformity? Peaceful co-existence of nation-states or institutional global governance with international...
Mar 29, 20211 min read
Sapere aude
Arbitrary borders and borders of civilisation Jacques Ancel mainly differentiates between two types of border. On the one hand, there are...
Dec 8, 20201 min read
Borders and identities - Let us change our way of thinking
The real problem does not stem from the issue of borders. Borders will always exist, even in the globalised world. “There are no problems...
Aug 25, 20201 min read
Changeons notre façon de penser
Identités et frontières : Comment peut-on respecter et assurer le droit à l’autodétermination des êtres humains sans autant diviser ?...
Aug 25, 20201 min read
Borders and identities
“We intend to be kind to everyone. We have many friends. But just as importantly, we aspire to remain ourselves.”– Lee Kuan Yen...
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