Spokesperson of the Institute
Dr. Ludmila Lutz-Auras
Research Associate at the Chair of International Politics and Development Cooperation at the University of Rostock
“Every Saturday just before midnight, the dark-green train No. 20 “Vostock” (the East) leaves Yaroslavsky railway station in Moscow for a seven-day journey, which will end after 7.622 km in the Chinese capital of Beijing. The track is a side-line of the Trans-Siberian railway – the longest railway-line in the world – which according to original timetables reaches 9.296 km from the Russian capital to the city Vladivostok bordering on the Pacific. The Trans-Siberian railway crosses nine time-zones, 16 rivers and two continents, with 1.777 km in Europe and 7.512 km in Asia.
ZEUS in Rostock aims to focus on taking a scientific look at the regions located along the impressive railway-line, as well as the amazing countries, whose coordinates are found on the geographical map of Europe and Asia, all the while continuously strengthening active communication and exchange between the people living in those regions.”
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Council
Prof. Dr. Jörn Dosch
Professor of the Chair of International Politics and Development Cooperation at the University of Rostock
“The Eurasian area is one of the most impressive and diverse regions in the world. From a political point of view it encompasses in its core Russia and the other post-Soviet countries, geographically it reaches from the Baltic Sea to the plains and high-mountains of Central Asia, and economically the region is marked by the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the world-wide largest comprehensive and united economic area. Its rich history and versatile cultural traditions combined with its crises and conflicts make Eurasia a fascinating subject of research. Still, few research institutions in Germany and internationally address the region as a whole. ZEUS aims to fill this gap and contribute to a better understanding of the Eurasian region.”
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Council
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Muno
Professor of the Chair of Comparative Politics at the University of Rostock
“The end of communism and the Soviet Union marked the end of an Era in world history. While a part of the post-Soviet area turned towards the EU, a major part of the region from Belarus through the Caucasus to the Central Asian “Stans” is an area on the move, oscillating between processes of democratisation and despotism, which we need to form a better understanding of.
ZEUS wants to drive the academic discourse of Eurasia and promote scientific exchanges.”
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