The Great War and the Modern World

[Elena Denisova-Schmidt]

"The Great War and the Modern World"
Date: 26 May 2010 - 27 May 2010 
The Moscow International Conference “The Great War and the Modern 
World” aims to commemorate great and tragic events that radically 
changed the modern history – the Great War 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, in-cluding its origins, general course, 
key phases and consequences. The problem of the Rus-sian 
participation in the First World War will be especially focused on. In 
accordance to the profile of the IIUEP certain attention will be granted 
to political and ecological problems of the Great War 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 the Great War will be awarded with valuable prizes. 
Besides, they will be given the floor to present their papers to 
professional histori-ans.

The Organizing Committee will also arrange a collection of rare 
authentic docu-ments 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 arti-facts relating to 
the period of the First World War. 

We expect representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church and other 
religious con-fessions 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 Mod-ern History will also be 
arranged for participants.

URL: http://www.mnepu.ru/en/conference/
Conference organiser(s): 
D. Yu. PIGILOV 
Location: Moscow 

Call for papers deadline: 15 April 2010 
Contact details

D. Yu. PIGILOV 
pigilov at mnepu.ru 
(495) 231-44-50 (add.230) 
(495) 231-44-50 

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