A conference organized and sponsored by
International Independent University of Environmental and Political Sciences (IIUEPS Academy)
Russian Association of World War I Historians (RAWWH)
Russian State Historical Museum
Russian State Archive of Military History
Polish Academy of Sciences’ Permanent Representative at the Russian Academy of Sciences
Tibbits Historical Foundation (USA)
The Moscow International Conference “World War I and the Modern World” aims to commemorate great and tragic events that radically changed the modern history – World War I (WWI) of 1914 – 1918 and the creation of the Versailles – Washington world order.
Academic scholars and independent researchers are expected to scrutinize various political, socio-economic, cultural and demographic aspects of the global catastrophe, including its origins, general course, key phases and consequences. The problem of the Russian participation in World War I will be especially focused on. In accordance to the profile of the IIUEPS certain attention will be granted to political and ecological problems of WWI in the context of the human civilization.
The Organizing Committee will review results of the Internet competition which is held for students and precedes the beginning of the Conference sessions. The authors of the most interesting works on the history of WWI will be awarded with valuable prizes. Besides, they will be given the floor to present their papers to professional historians.
The Organizing Committee will also arrange a collection of rare authentic documents from the funds of the Russian State Archive of Military History to be displayed for the speakers and other participants. The Russian State Historical Museum will exhibit artifacts relating to the period of World War I.
We expect representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church and other religious confessions to take part in the Conference meetings.
Three plenary and twelve panel sessions stand on the agenda of the Conference. Regular coffee-breaks, lunches and a banquet will be held for all speakers and guests of the Conference. Excursions to the Russian State Historical Museum and the Museum of Modern History will also be arranged for participants.
The Conference official languages are Russian and English.
The proceedings of the Conference will be published by a separate edition in the end of 2010.
For further information, please check the conference website.