The 11th Conference on Modern Estonian History

"Facing modernity: The response of Estonian society to political, social, economic and cultural challenges (16th – 20th centuries"

June 17-18, 2009, Tallinn, Rüütli 6, Institute of History of Tallinn Universit.

The crucial political and social changes during the last decades in Eastern Europe have led to the establishment of a specific research field: transition or transformation studies. New conceptual approaches to the examination of political, economic, social, legal and cultural changes in Post-Soviet countries extended the scope of research immensely.